More than half of the respondents to an opinion poll believe that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will survive the opposition’s no-confidence debate, while many want the debate to be conducted against the entire cabinet, according to a NIDA Poll.
The National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) conducted the poll on March 3rd and 4th by interviewing 1,310 people about how they feel about the censure debate, scheduled on March 24th.
The poll shows 17.63% of the respondents disagree with the debate targeting only the prime minister, while 36.49% want the debate to target against the entire cabinet, including the prime minister. 31.83% agree that the debate should only target the prime minister.
All the respondents want the debate to last from 2 to 5 days, with 37.25% wanting it to last three days.
53.44% believe the prime minister will survive the debate and remain in office, while 31.22% believe that there will be a cabinet reshuffle soon after the debate. Only 11.76% believe the
House will be dissolved and a new election called following the debate.
Meanwhile, a Suan Dusit Poll shows that 42.95% of the respondents believe that political games, played among politicians and parties, pose an obstruction to national development, while 80.77% say political games have been normal for a long time, as politicians and parties compete for power and vested interests.
79.63% of the respondents believe political games contribute to a lack of political development in Thailand.
The Suan Dusit University poll on “political games” sampled the opinions of 1,227 people between March 4th and 7th.
Political games include political mud-slinging, vote buying in and outside the parliament and political horse trading.
