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Author: Institute for Health Policy

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Colombo

Majority Still Thinks Country Heading in Wrong Direction

According to the Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) SLOTS polling conducted in November, 25% of Sri Lankan adults believed the country was heading in the right direction while 16% expressed uncertainty about…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 12/13/202412/13/2024
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Sri Lanka’s Income Gap Seen as a Major Problem

Unicef Polling by the Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) reveals that 75% of Sri Lankans believe the income gap between the rich and poor is a…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 12/04/202412/04/2024
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance, Polls

Economic Crisis is the Top Voter Priority

In the latest polling by the Institute for Health Policy (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) conducted from August to November, 74% of Sri Lankans named the economy as their top…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 11/10/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

Voters Want More Government Spending on Health and Education

As Sri Lanka approaches the general election, the Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) polling reveals strong voter support for prioritising increased government spending on health and…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 11/09/202411/09/2024
Colombo, Politics and Governance, Polls

Sri Lankans More Positive About the Country’s Direction after Presidential Election

Sri Lankans views of the country’s direction improved dramatically in the Institute for Health Policy (IHP) SLOTS polling for September 2024. In the weeks leading up to the presidential election, a net…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 10/24/202410/24/2024
Colombo, Politics and Governance, Polls

All Politicians Unpopular with the People

In the Institute for Health Policy (IHP) SLOTS polling through 2024 prior to the presidential election, A.K. Dissanayake, Harini Amarasuriya and Ali Sabry were consistently the most popular politicians tracked. After A.K….

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 10/11/2024
Colombo, Elections, Polls

Election Eve Presidential Voting Intent Estimates

NPP Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) SLOTS Multilevel Regression and Post-Stratification (MRP) estimates using interviews conducted to September 13 indicate that Anura Dissanayake would have won the presidential election on a count…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 09/18/202409/18/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

SJB and NPP/JVP Lead in General Election Voting Intent

The latest estimates of general election voting intent from Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) SLOTS MRP model show no substantial changes in August compared to the previous month. The SJB and NPP/JVP…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 09/17/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

A.K. Dissanayake Leads in Presidential Election Voting Intent

The Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) MRP provisional estimates of presidential election voting intent for August 2024 show NPP/JVP leader A.K. Dissanayake and SJB leader Sajith…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 09/12/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

Changes in Support for the Leading Presidential Candidates

In first half of 2024, the most notable changes in voting intent were the rise in support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe as a potential presidential candidate at the apparent expense of support…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 09/10/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

SJB and NPP/JVP Lead in General Election Voting Intent

The latest estimates of general election voting intent from Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) SLOTS MRP model show the SJB and the NPP/JVP leading with 34% and 32% of voters’ support respectively,…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 08/30/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

Support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe Surges in Presidential Election Voting Intent

The Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) MRP provisional estimates of presidential election voting intent for July 2024 show NPP/JVP leader A.K. Dissanayake and SJB leader Sajith…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 08/29/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

A.K. Dissanayake’s and President Wickremesinghe’s Favourability Ratings Up

In Institute for Health Policy (IHP) SLOTS polling in July 2024, the net favourability rating of NPP/JVP leader A.K. Dissanayake rose 29 points from June to reach +3, and President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 08/28/2024
Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Economy, Inflation and Unemployment: Most Pressing National Issues

Sri Lankans overwhelmingly cite the economy and inflation as their biggest concerns going into the September presidential election in the latest Institute for Health Policy (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS)…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 08/22/2024
Colombo, Politics and Governance

Most Sri Lankans Think Country is Moving in the Wrong Direction

The latest SLOTS polling for July 2024 shows that 72% of Sri Lankans continue to say that the country is heading in the wrong direction while only 8% believe it is on…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 08/12/2024

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