A European Parliament survey has shown that the Maltese had the highest campaign awareness in the run-up to the EP elections in June.

The Maltese were also the respondents who most said they felt close to a political party - at 78 percent, followed by the Dutch at 62 percent.

The Maltese came second when asked if they had always voted in the same way as they did on June 6. First came the Cypriots at 76 percent, followed by the Maltese at 66 percent.

Only four percent of the Maltese said they decided how to vote just a few weeks before the elections.

Seventy-four percent of the Maltese respondents said they felt it their duty to vote - second only to the Cypriots at 78 percent.

90% of Maltese respondents said they had all the necessary information in order to choose who to vote for, compared to the Cypriots, who came second at 79 percent.

The Maltese, at 78, were also at the top when they were asked about the importance of knowing the results of the elections and who had been elected.