A Dusit poll indicates that 73.65% those surveyed believe that a Palang Pracharat-led coalition government will last no more than a year, whereas 44.11% of respondents to a Nida Poll believe the government will survive its four-year term.

Suan Dusit University’s poll sought the opinions of 1,128 people between June 6^th and 8^th, while the National Institute of Development Administration’s (Nida) sampled 1,265 people on June 6^th and 7^th.

Nida showed 26.77% of the respondents are happy that the country can now move forward after parliament elected General Prayut Chan-o-cha as the next prime minister, against 24.75% who said they were disappointed as the country’s economy may remain at a standstill for a while.

15.6% said General Prayut is not suitable to be prime minister in the present circumstances, against 11.71% who said he is. 44.11% believe his government will last its four-year term, whereas 18.47% believe it will last up to two years and 16.56% that it will last only one.

The Dusit Poll showed 63.32% were disappointed that the Democrat party joined the Palang Pracharat coalition, but 24.24% believe the party wants the ministerial posts.

The poll results also showed 61.79% of the respondents agreed with the Democrat party’s pre-conditions for joining the coalition government, while 38.21% disagreed with them.

58.20% of those sampled said that the Bhumjaithai party had broken its election promise by joining the Palang Pracharat, whereas 26.32% believe joining will benefit the party.

72.77% of those asked believe coalition parties merely seek control over key ministries for their own vested interests. 73.65% believe the government will last just one year, 34.07% believe it will last at most six months and 20.02% believe it will last not more than two years.