76% of Sri Lankans say that Ranil should not join with Rajapaksha

Nearly 76% of voters in Daily Mirror’s poll were of the opinion that President Ranil Wickremesinghe should not team up with the Rajapaksas in the upcoming Presidential elections.

The question asked of respondents was, “Amidst recent criticism by Basil Rajapaksa on the breakaway faction of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)- who have joined the government- should Ranil Wickremesinghe team up with the Rajapaksas and contest the next elections?

Of a total of 1,645 respondents, nearly 76% voted ‘No’, nearly 21% voted ‘Yes’, while nearly 3% voted ‘Do Not Know’.