evidence: Internal sources within the government have revealed that President Ranil Wickremesinghe plans to depart from the United National Party’s traditional elephant logo and instead run with a common symbol in the upcoming presidential election. While Wickremesinghe previously contested presidential elections under a common logo, uniting various parties, he has opted to represent the United National Party with the elephant logo in the forthcoming general election. [...] Reports from government insiders indicate that several parties, including the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, have pledged their support to Ranil Wickremesinghe following the announcement of the national election.