Srilanka, Feb. 15 -- Sri Lankans are expressing growing optimism about the country's direction, with strong approval ratings for the government and a significant rise in economic confidence, according to the latest "Mood of the Nation" poll conducted by Verite Research. The polling partner for the survey was Vanguard Survey (Pvt) Ltd.

The government's approval rating stood at 65% in early February 2026. With a 3 percentage point margin of error, this marks a statistically stable increase from the 62% recorded a year earlier. The disapproval rating remained low and largely unchanged from February 2025.

For the first time in the poll's four-year history, the share of respondents rating current economic conditions as "good" or "excellent" ...