BANGKOK, 27 Mar 2014 According to the Bangkok Poll, Thai people back the idea of having a neutral prime minister to spearhead political reform before a general election is held.
Majority or 50.7% of the respondents agreed with the idea while 29.2% opposed the thought and the remaining 20.1% was unsure about the approach.
When asked who should be the most suitable intermediary to mend the rifts between the conflicting parties, poll takers voted Mr. Anand Panyarachun as the most favorite choice, followed by the President of the Privy Council, General Prem Tinsulanonda.
The poll sampled 1,068 people in various parts of the country, to gauge the popularity of leaders of the 2 biggest political parties after the court axed the February 2nd general election. The survey suggests that the popularity of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai party has declined to 24.8% from the previous figure of 26.7% taken in the November poll, while Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva of the opposition Democrat Party has a support of only 18.7%, a massive loss from the previous 34.8%.
Similarly Pheu Thai Party’s popularity leads that of rival Democrats by 6.7%, with the former gaining a total support of 27% and the latter 20.3%.
