Gen Z தலைமுறையினரை இலக்காகக் கொண்ட ரணிலின் புதிய அரசியல் பார்வை

Lankadeepa reports that former President and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe told the party’s working committee that joining forces with the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would not ensure an election win. Newswire reports the same point and places his remarks in the context of the next election.

Newswire reports that Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka’s political environment had shifted, making established campaign approaches insufficient. He said the UNP, which he described as having a 65-year history, needed to form a distinct identity to connect with younger generations.

Newswire reports that Wickremesinghe estimated the Gen Z and Millennial electorate at around eight million and said many younger voters had not settled on a party. He associated their loss of confidence in conventional politics with the country’s 2022 economic collapse. He also cited youth-driven political activity in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Serbia as evidence of the generation’s expanding influence.

Newswire reports that the UNP had started working with Millennium UNP and Gen Z UNP to reach younger supporters. Wickremesinghe said the groups were investigating digital ways to engage people before turning to the traditional practice of establishing local party branches. Newswire also reports his view that parties could not count solely on their existing supporters or alliances to win.

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