BANGKOK: Most voters in the southern province of Songkhla preferred Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva as the next prime minister and vowed to vote for Democrat MPs in both constituency and party-list elections, an opinion survey has found.
The survey was carried out by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) from Dec 20 to 25 among 1,067 respondents aged 18 and above, the voting age.
Asked who they would support as prime minister if an election were held now, the top five responses were:
40.67%: Abhisit Vejjajiva (Democrat Party)
24.18%: Still no suitable choice
12.56%: Anutin Charnvirakul (Bhumjaithai Party)
11.43%: Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut (People’s Party)
2.16%: Gen Rangsi Kitiyansup (Economic Party)
The party Songkhla voters would support in the party-list vote (top five):
45.45%: Democrat Party
19.49%: Still no suitable choice
15.09%: People’s Party
11.90%: Bhumjaithai Party
2.16%: United Thai Nation Party
The party Songkhla voters would support in the constituency vote (top five):
44.42%: Democrat Party
23.81%: Still no suitable choice
13.96%: People’s Party
10.87%: Bhumjaithai Party
1.87%: Pheu Thai Party
- The Nation/ANN
