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Government’s approval rating rises sharply after election: Verité Research
Colombo, Feb 23 (Daily Mirror) - The government's approval rating rose sharply after the election, from 24% in July 2024 to 62% in February 2025, when the latest round of the Gallup style ‘Mood of the Nation’ poll was conducted, Verité Research said.
"For the first time since the economic crisis, a majority of the population (55%) feels that economic conditions in Sri Lanka are “getting better.” However, 47% still feel that the economy, as a whole, is in a “poor condition.” This is down from the 71% who thought that way in July 2024.
Overall, from July 2024 to February 2025, the percentage of people who disapprove of the government declined from 60% to 16% (44 point reduction), and the percentage of people who think
the economy is getting worse declined from 65% to 14% (51 point reduction), Verité Research said.
In response to the question, “Do you approve or disapprove of the way the current government is working?” 62% said they “approve,” more than double the previous round’s 24%. Only 16% said they “disapprove,” in contrast to 60% who disapproved previously, it said.
In response to the question, “Do you think that the economic conditions in the country as a whole are getting better or getting worse?”, 55% said “getting better”, compared to 30% in July 2024. Only 14% said “getting worse”, a sharp drop from the previous 65%.
When asked to rate the current economic conditions in the country as "excellent," "good," or "poor," 35% rated them as either "good" or "excellent", up from 28% in July 2024. Meanwhile, 47% said "poor", a decline of 24 points from the 71% who said that previously.
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