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By Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWickremesinghe noted that the UNF was hoping to maximize the publicity and media coverage of the announcement by spreading out the unveiling of Fonseka over several days. Wickremesinghe noted that the UNP did not give serious consideration to the idea of Fonseka running as a UNP candidate because they did not want the public to think that Fonseka was running as a front for Wickremesinghe. Separately, UNP party leaders stated that Wickremesinghe was not considered as a presidential candidate because he probably would not have been a competitive candidate against President Rajapaksa.\u201d The US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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party,s internal polling had shown strong support for General Fonseka (especially amongst younger voters) in a matchup with President Rajapaksa, but not for Wickremesinghe.<\/p><\/div>\n

The\u00a0Colombo Telegraph<\/a>\u00a0found the related leaked cable from WikiLeaks<\/a>\u00a0database, which details the meetings US Embassy has had with UNP leadership regarding General Fonseka\u2019s presidential candidacy The cable is classified as \u201cCONFIDENTIAL\u201d and written by the Charge D\u2019Affaires Valerie Fowler\u00a0on November 25, 2009.<\/p>\n

Charge D\u2019Affaires Valerie\u00a0Fowler\u00a0wrote \u201cEmboffs recently met with UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and several senior UNP leaders to discuss the way forward for the UNP. In a 24 November meeting, Wickremesinghe told the Charge that General Fonseka would be the common candidate for the UNF alliance. Wickremesinghe expected the JVP to make a public announcement of the decision on 25 November (the JVP announced the decision on 24 November in the local media), the UNP working committee to make an announcement on 26 November, and the entire alliance to announce the decision on 27 November.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fowler wrote \u201cAll UNP interlocutors projected confidence about their electoral prospects and campaign message. UNP senior leader Ravi Karunanayake assessed that President Rajapaksa had become too extreme in his views and that the electorate was ready for a change. UNP leader Dinesh Weerakkody noted that recent polling completed by the UNP was partially behind the party feeling confident about the upcoming presidential race. Weerakkody noted that the party,s internal polling had shown strong support for General Fonseka (especially amongst younger voters) in a matchup with President Rajapaksa, but not for Wickremesinghe. Weerakkody frankly noted that the polling showed that Tamils were wary of General Fonseka, but overall the party was pleasantly surprised that Fonseka polled even with President Rajapaksa.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cParty leaders appeared to have already formed the main crux of their campaign message. Interlocutors, including Wickremesinghe, noted that the UNF alliance would focus on the misdeeds of the Rajapaksas — including their association with corruption and dynastic ambitions — and the broader failings of democracy within the country. Weerakkody noted that UNP polling had shown the electorate was ready for the concept of change and said the alliance probably would model its broad electoral message after the recentU.S.presidential election.\u201d she further wrote.<\/p>\n

Below we give\u00a0the relevant part of the confidential cable;<\/p>\n

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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 COLOMBO 001073 \r\n\r\nSIPDIS \r\n\r\nDEPARTMENT FOR SCA\/INSB \r\n\r\nE.O. 12958: DECL: 11\/25\/2019\r\nTAGS: PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE\r\nSUBJECT: RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE: UNP LEADERS BELIEVE THEY ARE\r\nREADY TO DEFEAT PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA \r\n\r\nREF: COLOMBO 1066 \r\n\r\nCOLOMBO 00001073  001.2 OF 003 \r\n\r\nClassified By: CHARGE D' AFFAIRES VALERIE C. FOWLER.  REASONS: 1.4 (B,\r\nD) \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>1. (C) SUMMARY:  Members of the main opposition United\r\nNational Party (UNP) are upbeat about the party's electoral\r\nprospects and are confident that UNF alliance candidate\r\nGeneral Sarath Fonseka can beat President Rajapaksa in the\r\nupcoming presidential election.  UNP party members noted that\r\nthe UNF's campaign message would focus on getting rid of the\r\nRajapaksas and the corruption associated with them.\r\nInterlocutors did not appear worried about General Fonseka\r\nbeing a team player if he won the election.  UNP party\r\nmembers uniformly predicted election-related violence and\r\nasked for international election observers to ensure a\r\ncredible election.  END SUMMARY. \r\n\r\nFonseka is the UNF Candidate\r\n---------------------------- \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>2. (C) Emboffs recently met with UNP leader Ranil\r\nWickremesinghe and several senior UNP leaders to discuss the\r\nway forward for the UNP.  In a 24 November meeting,\r\nWickremesinghe told the Charge that General Fonseka would be\r\nthe common candidate for the UNF alliance.  Wickremesinghe\r\nexpected the JVP to make a public announcement of the\r\ndecision on 25 November (the JVP announced the decision on 24\r\nNovember in the local media), the UNP working committee to\r\nmake an announcement on 26 November, and the entire alliance\r\nto announce the decision on 27 November.  Wickremesinghe\r\nnoted that the UNF was hoping to maximize the publicity and\r\nmedia coverage of the announcement by spreading out the\r\nunveiling of Fonseka over several days.  Wickremesinghe noted\r\nthat the UNP did not give serious consideration to the idea\r\nof Fonseka running as a UNP candidate because they did not\r\nwant the public to think that Fonseka was running as a front\r\nfor Wickremesinghe.  Separately, UNP party leaders stated\r\nthat Wickremesinghe was not considered as a presidential\r\ncandidate because he probably would not have been a\r\ncompetitive candidate against President Rajapaksa. \r\n\r\nFeeling Good About Electoral Prospects and Message\r\n--------------------------------------------- ----- \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>3. (C) All UNP interlocutors projected confidence about their\r\nelectoral prospects and campaign message.  UNP senior leader\r\nRavi Karunanayake assessed that President Rajapaksa had\r\nbecome too extreme in his views and that the electorate was\r\nready for a change.  UNP leader Dinesh Weerakkody noted that\r\nrecent polling completed by the UNP was partially behind the\r\nparty feeling confident about the upcoming presidential race.\r\n Weerakkody noted that the party,s internal polling had\r\nshown strong support for General Fonseka (especially amongst\r\nyounger voters) in a matchup with President Rajapaksa, but\r\nnot for Wickremesinghe.  Weerakkody frankly noted that the\r\npolling showed that Tamils were wary of General Fonseka, but\r\noverall the party was pleasantly surprised that Fonseka\r\npolled even with President Rajapaksa. \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>4. (C) Party leaders appeared to have already formed the main\r\ncrux of their campaign message.  Interlocutors, including\r\nWickremesinghe, noted that the UNF alliance would focus on\r\nthe misdeeds of the Rajapaksas -- including their association\r\nwith corruption and dynastic ambitions -- and the broader\r\nfailings of democracy within the country.  Weerakkody noted\r\nthat UNP polling had shown the electorate was ready for the\r\nconcept of change and said the alliance probably would model\r\nits broad electoral message after the recent U.S.\r\npresidential election.  When queried on the possible role of \r\n\r\nCOLOMBO 00001073  002.2 OF 003 \r\n\r\nthe economy in the presidential campaign, Wickremesinghe\r\nassessed that the economy most likely would only be brought\r\nup indirectly.  Wickremesinghe noted that the UNP had tried\r\nto gain political traction on the economy before and had\r\nfailed in its efforts; he also opined that there were far too\r\nmany differences between the UNP and the leftist JVP on the\r\nissue of the economy to campaign on the issue. \r\n\r\nAlliance Cooperation Will Be Crucial\r\n-------------------------------------- \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>5. (C) Weerakkody, Karunanayake, and UNP senior leaders John\r\nAmaratunga and Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena all assessed that\r\nmembers of the UNF would have to work closely together if\r\nthey hoped to defeat Rajapaksa.  All interlocutors opined\r\nthat the parties of the alliance would have to make up for\r\neach other's weaknesses.  In general, the UNP leaders noted\r\nthat the UNF would focus on the UNP's strength in urban\r\nareas, the JVP's strength in the south and its vast\r\ngrassroots networks, the Tamil parties' relative strength in\r\nthe north and the east, and Christian leaders' strength in\r\nJaffna.  Weerakkody noted that the party's internal polling\r\nhad shown that the UNP's support base was a solid 35 percent\r\nand the JVP's 8-10 percent.  He assessed that General\r\nFonseka's popularity would be the last bit of electoral\r\nsupport the alliance needed to win the presidency. \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>6. (C) All interlocutors opined that the role of\r\nWickremesinghe would be crucial for the UNF's electoral\r\nprospects.  Party members noted that the role of the Tamil\r\nparties would be huge in the election and that Wickremesinghe\r\nwas the only one who could calm their concerns over Fonseka\r\n(see REF).<\/pre>\n
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