In IHP SLOTS polling for August 2024, the net favourability rating of SJB leader Sajith Premadasa improved to -32 (+10 points compared to July). Meanwhile, NPP/JVP leader AK Dissanayake and President Ranil Wickremesinghe saw their favourability ratings drop to -21 (-16 points) and -33 (-4 points) respectively. The favourabiliy rating of Namal Rajapaksa, the SLPP Presidential Election candidate, was -89 in August.
Favourability estimates for each month are based on 100–500 interviews conducted during that month and a few weeks before and after, ensuring a minimum set of responses for key party leaders. The August 2024 estimates are based on 517 interviews for Sajith Premadasa, 491 for A.K. Dissanayake, 530 for Ranil Wickremesinghe, 639 for Namal Rajapaksa, and 384 for Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Notes to editors
- We have observed that some members of the public may misunderstand media reporting of these numbers. A negative score, i.e., a net favourability rating of less than zero, indicates that the individual or institution is UNPOPULAR. Only positive scores, i.e., when net favourability exceeds zero, indicate that the individual or institution is POPULAR on average.
- Note details of survey methodology and funding are provided below to comply with Elections Commmission guidelines for media reporting.
About IHP
IHP is solely responsible for commissioning and designing the survey, and it takes full responsibility for it. IHP is an independent, non-partisan research institution based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The SLOTS lead investigator is Dr Ravi Rannan-Eliya of IHP, who was trained in public opinion polling at Harvard University, and who has conducted many opinion surveys over three decades, both in and outside Sri Lanka.