Roberta Metsola Is The Most Trusted Maltese MEP, According To Political Survey
European Parliament President and Nationalist MEP Roberta Metsola is the most trusted Maltese MEP among local voters, a MaltaToday survey found.
Her score of 22% put her in the lead with Labour MEP Alex Agius Saliba following just five points behind.
Yet, it was found that 24.9% of the electorate trusts none of the six Maltese Members of the European Parliament while 23% couldn’t decide.
Labour MEP Cyrus Engerer came out as least trusted with a score of just 0.7%, Josianne Cutajar followed with 2.4%, Alfred Sant with 4.4%, David Casa with 5.5%, Agius Saliba with 17.3%, and Metsola at 21.9%.
The survey interestingly shows a class divide with higher income groups trusting Metsola substantially more.
Agius Saliba is on par with Metsola among respondents earning a monthly income of between €1,000 and €2,000. However, Metsola’s trust rating sits at just less than 20% among those earning less than €2,000 and increases to 36% among those earning more than €4,000.
Metsola further leads Agius Saliba by eight points among female participants and by 11 points among 16 to 35-year-olds. On the other hand, the labour MEP is levelled with Metsola among male respondents and leads among over 65-year-olds.
Looking at it from a geographical standpoint, the survey revealed that Agius Saliba leads in the Southern Harbour (22%), Southeastern regions (34%), and Western region (33%).
Metsola leads in the Northern region (18%), North Harbour region (24%), and Gozo region (43%).
When asked about the EU’s reaction to the war in Gaza the 22.7% of respondents stated that they judge it negatively because the EU is too pro Israel while 8.1% said they judge it positively.
A mere 0.4% said they judge it negatively because the EU is pro Palestine while 68.9% did not respond at all.
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