Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- New Democratic Front (NDF) Presidential Candidate Sajith Premadasa said that his economic model would be a mix of Capitalist and Socialist policies to ensure social democracy and social equity.

He was addressing the 'Vama Sahayogitha Samuluwa' (Left Solidarity Conference) held at the New Town Hall in Colombo yesterday.

"We need wealth creating mechanisms in order to make a self-sufficient and strong country.The Open Market economy is the best path to achieve it and generate national income. We need to generate income to maintain a social security net and maintain free health and education services. However, when it comes to re-distribution of income and wealth, I believe in social democratic policies adopted by the l...