Thai PM Anutin's support declines as election looms: Survey

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul speaks during a press conference at Government House in Bangkok on December 12, 2025, after his call with US President Donald Trump. Thailand's prime minister dissolved parliament on December 12, paving the way for general elections early next year as deadly border clashes continue with neighbour Cambodia. (Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP)

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s (pic) popularity has dropped further behind the leader of an opposition party, an opinion poll shows, with general elections less than two months away.

Support for both Anutin and People’s Party head Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut has declined, according to a Dec 4-12 National Institute of Development Administration survey.