The Latest Results - Sri Lanka Presidential Elections 2010

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Surveys with conflicting outcomes
by C A Saliya


There was a survey on the next presidential election conducted by an Indian firm-Viplav Communications Pvt Ltd during January 6-13. They say the sample size is 10,225 and forecast “The poll shows Rajapaksa (MR) leading in all provinces other than the Tamil-dominated north and multi-racial east and enjoying a 12 percent lead over his opponent in the island as a whole.”
I got two feedbacks from two prominent personalities in Sri Lanka on this survey;


Response 1: “Cannot go by Indian survey as it is, because most people who have changed their minds after PC elections do not reveal the change unless the one who is interviewed is personally known to the officer carrying out the survey, due to sheer fear. Environment is so bad, the govt. sources take revenge at slightest knowledge that someone is in favour of SF. Therefore my understanding is that SF will win provided election/polling is carried out fairly without ridging votes, which hardly can be believed.”

Response 2: “That Indian outfit is well known and reputed. They will lose customers in India if they fudge data to support one side in tiny Sri Lanka. I would take non Lankan survey more seriously than any Lankan survey. Specially one by an outfit with a reputation to lose!” and he said MR will win.

Read further on http://www.groundviews.org/2010/01/20/surveys-with-conflicting-outcomes/

News Brief: Presidential Elections 2010

News Brief : Presidential Elections Sri Lanka

No question of re-merging North and Eastern Lanka: Rajapaksa

Sri Lankan Head of State Mahinda Rajapaksa has ruled out re-merger of the Tamil dominated North and East provinces as demanded by some local politicians, ...


Does Sarath Fonseka Has A “Strong and Admitted Motive” For Retaining Legal Permanent Resident Status In The US?

http://srilankafoundation.org/news/2010/01/16/does-sarath-fonseka-has-a-%E2%80%9Cstrong-and-admitted-motive%E2%80%9D-for-retaining-legal-permanent-resident-status-in-the-us/

US asserts neutrality at polls
http://www.spot.lk/article12419-us-asserts-neutrality-at-polls.html

Presidential Elections Sri Lanka News

Sri Lanka's Choice, and the World's Responsibility
New York Times
By CHRIS PATTEN Pity the poor Sri Lankan voter. As presidential elections loom on Jan. 26, the public is faced with a choice between two candidates who ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/opinion/13iht-edpatten.html

Sri Lanka pre-poll attack leaves one person dead
BBC News
Sri Lanka's presidential elections take place on 26 January amid a heightened sense of political tension. Tuesday's fatal shooting, near the town of Hungama ...
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Jan1263275727CH.html

Blogs on Presidential Elections Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Democratic elections to elect President in a failed ...
By admin2
By Satheesan Kumaaran Although Sri Lanka maintains a dubious status as a democracy, Sri Lankans will vote on January 26 to elect a president. The Tamil.
Third Way - http://www.thirdway.eu/
http://www.thirdway.eu/2010/01/12/sri-lanka-democratic-elections-to-elect-president-in-a-failed-democracy/

Sri Lanka's Real Leaders And Traitors Sri Lanka Foundation News
By Wasana Ekanayake

In case you have forgotten since your retirement, and also to remind the forgetful opposition coalition whom you represent at the presidential election, let me remind you that the LTTE were the mass-murderers that killed thousands of .... Sri Lankans must choose their vote very wisely during this decisive election. You, Rtd. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, have gone on record saying you have neither experience nor knowledge of Sri Lanka's economy, but pointed to novices like Mangala ...
Sri Lanka Foundation News - http://srilankafoundation.org/news/
http://srilankafoundation.org/news/2010/01/12/sri-lanka%E2%80%99s-real-leaders-and-traitors/

The Poll has now commenced and it is open to the public

Sri Lanka has a multi party system, with two dominant parties, and with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party

The Objective of this poll is to see what the voters feel in the Last 10 days, i.e. Jan 13th to 22nd Jan 2010 (excluding last few days) and analyze the outcome

Outcome of the poll will only be used for research purposes and will be published only on the survey web Site on 24th Jan , 2010

The Poll has now commenced and it is open to the public

• Currently there are several opinion polls are running for Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections 2010, conducted by several institutions with the sole objective of manipulating the public opinion in favor of the candidate they are backing up.
• This opinion poll and Analysis website is clearly not supports any candidate
• http://srilanka-election2010.blogspot.com/