Sunday, June 28, 2015

Pre-election political opinion poll: People upbeat under Maithri- Ranil rule

  • Country now more free
  • Media more free
  • Rule of Law better
  • Sinhalese least upbeat
  • Minorities satisfied
  • Most know little of 19th Amendment



( June 28, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) As the country moves towards parliamentary elections in August, the latest political opinion poll shows a broadly upbeat public mood although the economy remains the irritant. In a survey taken earlier this month across the island from Jaffna to Hambantota and Colombo to Batticaloa, over 90 per cent of those surveyed from among all ethnic communities felt that ethnic harmony measures are important and also that the security of ethnic communities has improved when compared with last year.


Read the full report here;