Thai Opposition figure Pita Limjaroenrat widens lead over Prime Minister in national poll

Pita Limjaroenrat, of the opposition Move Forward Party, ranked first with an approval rating of 42.75% in a quarterly survey by the National Institute of Development Administration. - The Nation Thailand/ANN

BANGKOK (Bloomberg): A Thai opposition politician facing mounting challenges to his political survival widened his lead over Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin in a new survey, underscoring divisions in the South-East Asian nation.

Pita Limjaroenrat, of the opposition Move Forward Party, ranked first with an approval rating of 42.75% in a quarterly survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, up from 39.4% in the last poll.