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Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

Sajith Premadasa Leads in Presidential Election Voting Intent

Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) MRP provisional estimates of Presidential Election voting intent in all adults in June show that support for SJB leader Sajith Premadasa…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 08/01/202408/01/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

SJB Leads Among General Election Voters

The latest estimates from Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) SLOTS MRP model show a decline in all adult voters’ support for NPP/JVP to 26% (-5 compared to the previous month) pushing SJB…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 08/01/2024
Colombo, Elections, Human Rights, International Relations, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Tensions Rise Over Rights Violations as Elections Approach

The regime has declared its defiance of a Supreme Court order, increasing tensions over violations of democratic and broader human rights, as Sri Lanka prepares for elections. Those in charge have repeatedly…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 07/29/202407/29/2024
Colombo, Elections, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance

Will the Real Wickremesinghe, Premadasa and Dissanayake Please Stand Up?

With the Presidential election slated for September 21, three leading candidates stand out: the incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW), the leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa (SP) and the leader of the…

Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa on 07/27/202407/27/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

The Three Way Contest to Win the Presidency

How accurate are pollsters? Access My India is a leading consumer data intelligence company that predicted a major win for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the recent Indian elections. Its…

A. Jathindra A. Jathindra on 07/22/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance

The Post Aragalaya Political Trajectory

This month marks the second anniversary since former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted in a mass uprising. The 2022 March to July mass protest wave was truly an extraordinary event in Sri…

Ramindu Perera Ramindu Perera on 07/22/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance

Political Storms, Imagined and Real

Two years ago, on July 20, 2022, the Sri Lankan parliament voted to elect a successor president to Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The SLPP put its full weight behind Ranil Wickremesinghe; even a parliamentarian…

Tisaranee Gunasekara Tisaranee Gunasekara on 07/21/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

Support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe Increases

Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) MRP provisional estimates of presidential election voting intent in May 2024 show support for NPP/JVP leader AK Dissanayake at 39% (-2)…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 07/04/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

SJB and NPP/JVP Lead in General Election Voting Intention

The latest estimates from Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) SLOTS MRP model shows little changes in voting intention amongst all adults in May 2024. SJB (remains unchanged at 34%) and NPP/JVP (-1%)….

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 07/03/202407/04/2024
Elections, Gender, Politics and Governance

Empowering Women in Politics: A Catalyst for Change

Photo Courtesy of Verite Research Sri Lanka’s women are literate and well educated with a 92.3 percent literacy rate and 1.4 female students for every one male student enrolled in tertiary education….

Ama Koralage Ama Koralage on 06/30/2024
Colombo, Economy, Elections, Politics and Governance

Postponing Elections and Voting Dilemmas

The recent suggestion by United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Range Bandara to hold a referendum to postpone elections by two years caused an outcry and was quickly denied by senior UNP…

Ravi Ratnasabapathy Ravi Ratnasabapathy on 06/21/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance

The Folly of Delaying Elections

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, unlike his predecessors, was not elected by the people of Sri Lanka. He was appointed by SLPP MPs to replace the ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Mr Wickremesinghe is working…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 06/02/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance, Polls

Sajith Premadasa and A.K. Dissanayake Tied in Voter Poll

The Institute for Health Policy’s (IHP) Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) MRP provisional estimates of presidential election voting intent in April 2024 show support for NPP/JVP leader A.K. Dissanayake dropped to…

Institute for Health Policy Institute for Health Policy on 05/30/2024
Elections, Jaffna, Politics and Governance

Presidential Elections: A View from the North

For the first time, Sri Lanka’s presidential election in October will have three main contenders – President Ranil Wickremesinghe contesting under an independent symbol, the SJB represented by Sajith Premadasa and the…

Groundviews Groundviews on 05/27/202405/27/2024
Colombo, Elections, Politics and Governance

Will Rajapaksas’ Support Help or Hurt President’s Election Chances?

Sri Lanka’s independent Election Commission announced late last week the conducting of a presidential election in accordance with the Constitution and the relevant statute between September 17 and October 16 2024. The…

Harim Peiris Harim Peiris on 05/14/2024

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