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The June 2022 syndicated survey conducted by Verité Research, revealed that 70% (± 2%) of the country's population is of the opinion that the executive presidency should be abolished.
Only 15% said that the executive presidency should not be abolished. The balance 15% had various other opinions (such as reducing the powers, instead of abolishing it) or refused to state an opinion.
The distribution of opinion was very similar across all age groups. The Southern, Eastern and Northern Provinces had a similar distribution of opinion – with over 80% saying the executive presidency should be abolished.
Implementation of the survey
The poll was conducted as a part of the syndicated survey instrument by Verité Research.
This instrument also provides other organisations the opportunity to survey the sentiments of Sri Lanka.
The June 2022 poll is based on an island wide nationally representative sample of responses from 1,052 Sri Lankan adults.
The sample and methodology were designed to ensure that the error margin would be under 3% at a 95% confidence interval.
The polling partner was Vanguard Survey (Pvt) Ltd.
Mike Revere Tuesday, 19 July 2022 08:08 AM
Now it is vital to abolish Executive Presidency as it only causes issues and no profitable purpose.
LSRM Tuesday, 19 July 2022 08:15 AM
Executive Presidency should NOT be abolished, but voters should elect a suitable person for the post.
Nimal Tuesday, 19 July 2022 08:22 AM
And yet it will never be abolished as every politician is not concerned about the greater good, but only about themselves as being the next Executive President.
Cholmondeley Pinto Tuesday, 19 July 2022 08:24 AM
Why not abolish parliment too. Follow the Chinese one party system
Tissa Fernando Tuesday, 19 July 2022 08:30 AM
These polls cannot be trusted. They select radicals. The Parliament cannot make decisions when there are too many interest groups.
Ranjith Tuesday, 19 July 2022 08:33 AM
Yes Executive presidency has to be abolished, provincial and pradeshiya saba councils has to be merged .New parliament should have around 125 members electorate has to be merged. We have to do this to reduce wastage and high expenditure at these institutions and minimise corruption.
Jude Tuesday, 19 July 2022 08:36 AM
NOT only abolishing Presidentcy, SL should get rid provincial councillors and local government councillors too!! Then restrict parliament members to 100 and 15 cabinet ministers!! Moreover, stop funding SRILANKAN AIRLINES!! Once these things are implemented SL government never have to borrow money!! Seriously!!
Punchi Tuesday, 19 July 2022 08:42 AM
If multiple tiers of government is removed, the pool of corrupt money available after division among the remaining corrupt patriotic parliamentarians would be larger.
Babs Tuesday, 19 July 2022 09:42 AM
Agreed
Anne Karunaratne Tuesday, 19 July 2022 10:02 AM
Executive Presidency has been the curse of this country!
vithura Tuesday, 19 July 2022 02:56 PM
Hear, Hear. Unaccountable executive Presidential system that borders on dictatorship, should be dumped forthwith, in favour of elected Parliamentary system
Justice Tuesday, 19 July 2022 04:05 PM
Executive presidency should be completely abolished. Establish two states in one country..
Anton Weerasinghe Tuesday, 19 July 2022 06:37 PM
it will be the same executive presidency or executive Prime Minister. Even the executive Prim minister can be very powerful, Like Srima Bandarnayke.
Quolp Wednesday, 20 July 2022 12:41 AM
As long as Rajapaksas are in power, Executive Presidency should not be abolished, using that powers we won the war against TAMIL LTTE TERRORISM in the Island.
Demuni Uduwara Wednesday, 20 July 2022 06:49 AM
Get rid of Executive Presidency soon the expenditure of which is unbearable to a bankrupt country!
Neil Wednesday, 20 July 2022 09:42 AM
When is the other 30% ever going to learn.
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