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shows ceasefire no longer taken for granted "This is a clear indication that except for the people in the North-East, there has been no trickle-down effect of the economic turnaround of the country to the people at the grassroots level. The good news to the UNF government is that the North-East issue has now become the number one issue and people believe that the UNF is the best party to handle this," the poll says. The poll was conducted among 2000 people of all ages, gender groups, religions, races and socio economic strata. Before the elections were announced, the most important issue facing Sri Lankans in the south was related to the economy while the NE issue took a secondary place. However, the priorities have somewhat changed now and the most important issue facing Sri Lankans in the south today seems to be the NE conflict along with the cost of living with both getting almost equal importance, the poll revealed. One possible reasoning for this change in priority could be that before elections were announced the peace process and the ceasefire were taken for granted since it had been continued in a stable manner by the UNF government for the past two years, and hence the economy received top priority. However, now that there is political instability and uncertainty on the policies with regard to the peace process, people have once again given the peace process top priority, and are sending a clear message to the leaders of the importance of this issue, the poll revealed. |
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