Some numbers from it-Torċa:
- 46.5 per cent want Muscat to stay on as Prime Minister.
- Muscat's trust rating has gone down from 58 per cent in
September to 51.3 per cent now.
- Gap between the two major parties is declining and close to 2017
election levels. Last September PL was at 58.1 per cent of the votes, with the PN being close to 39 per
cent. Now, 55.5 per cent are saying they would vote Labour, whilst 42.7 per cent said they would vote PN. This translates into a
lead of 12.8 per cent for Labour, or a majority of 40,000 votes, according to
statistician Vince Marmara.
Some other numbers:
- In the 2017 General elections Labour won 55.04 per cent of votes, with the Forza Nazzjonali (PN+PD) winning 43.68 per cent.
- In the 2019 MEP elections, Labour won 54.29 per cent of votes, with
the PN winning 37.9 per cent.
- Around 100,000 registered
voters did not vote in the 2019 MEP elections. They represent 27.3 per cent of the vote, the highest
ever abstention rate since the introduction of European elections in Malta in
2004.
Even though surveys are important tools to gauge people's
perceptions, they cannot tell us everything about politics. For example, they
cannot predict sudden political shifts and historic changes.
In
the meantime I reiterate that Muscat may well be
using this time left as Prime Minister to manouver to protect the gang of
crooks. We had similar tricks in the past years. His clear conflict of
interests tell us that he should resign or be removed from Prime Minister
immediately.
For every day he remains gripped to the role of Prime Minister, we
should stand up to be counted.
Unity, opposition to Muscat both externally and
internally, numbers and commitment are key factors to dethrone him.
