Yes vote falls by 6 points, No edges ahead

A MaltaToday survey shows the yes campaign trailing behind the no campaign for the first time in the past year, albeit by less than a percentage point.

MaltaToday reports that the difference between the two sides in the divorce referendum now falls within the survey’s margin of error, an indication that the referendum is now too close to call.

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The survey also confirms that cost of living as the most pressing concern, while the Libyan crisis is now considered the least concern.

Highlights

Yes vote: down 6 points since April, down 17 since March

No gains 1 point, undecided and undeclared voters increase by 5 points

Relative majority of women oppose divorce, men favour divorce

Yes vote suffers among 35-54 group losing 11 points, undecided increase by 8

No gain 4 points among 18-34 group

Among Labour voters, undecided increase by 4 points

71% of Yes voters sure of voting, compared to 66% of No voters

Cost of living, utility bills still a more pressing concern than divorce

58% of those who consider divorce a pressing concern “would vote no”