A RECENT opinion survey has found that former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s youngest daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra (pic) is the top choice among most voters in the country’s central region.
The survey conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) found that Paetongtarn topped the list of preferred PM candidates, followed by Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrate and incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
The telephone survey was conducted from Nov 2 to 5 covered 2,002 respondents aged 18 and above.
The respondents were sampled from 17 central provinces and the results were announced on Sunday.
The survey also found that most voters in the central region will vote for constituency-based candidates from Pheu Thai Party, with 32.42% choosing the party.
This was followed by Move Forward (19.98%), undecided (13.99%), Palang Pracharath (10.54%), and Democrat (7.54%).
The remainder was shared among several other parties.
Pheu Thai continued to top the list as the most favourite party for party-list MPs, with 32.57% of respondents citing it.
It was followed by the Move Forward (19.83%), undecided (14.28%), Palang Pracharath (10.49%), and Democrat 7.14%.
The rest of the respondents cited other parties.
Paetongtarn was also the top choice in other polls in the North, Northeast and nationwide, though she was beaten slightly in Bangkok and the South. — The Nation/ANN
