Udaya Gammanpila of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya alleged that a secret government survey shows voter support has fallen below 25%, which he claimed is the reason for the continued delay of provincial council elections.
Addressing a media briefing, Gammanpila challenged the government to announce provincial council elections within a month if the alleged survey report is false.
“If this report is false, I challenge the government to announce elections next month,” he said.
Gammanpila further claimed that the government secured 43% of the vote at the May 2025 local government elections, but that support has since declined to 24.7%.
He said that if provincial council elections are held at present, the government would be unable to win any council, and warned that further delays could result in an even sharper decline in voter support back to 3 per cent. (Newswire)