Most undecided yet which parties to vote for

[webfact]

Most undecided yet which parties to vote for

 

 

Poll finds most people undecided about which parties to vote for

About 76 percent of respondents in the latest opinion poll admitted that they have not yet decided which parties they will vote for in the upcoming March 24 election whereas 38.7 percent don’t know when the election will take place.

Super Poll director Dr Noppadol Kannikar said today that the poll showed 74.9 percent of the respondents would like Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to remain neutral and continue with his work.  Only 13.7 percent of the respondents agreed that the prime minister should accept the Palang Pracharat party’s invitation to be its prime ministerial candidate.

The pro-junta Palang Pracharat extended the invitation to General Prayut on Friday.  But the prime minister said he would need some time to consider the invitation as well as the party’s policies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/most-undecided-yet-which-parties-to-vote-for/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-02-04

[davehowden]

As if it will make any difference who they vote for anyway !!

[Chris Lawrence]

Always put the election off again to consider!

[YetAnother]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

the poll showed 74.9 percent of the respondents would like Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to remain neutral and continue with his work.

then we will have to put off hope indefinetly

[YetAnother]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

About 76 percent of respondents in the latest opinion poll admitted that they have not yet decided which parties they will vote for in the upcoming March 24 election whereas 38.7 percent don’t know when the election will take place.

sounds like they were sure they wanted elections , but didn't really understand why

[chainarong]

I'm just gonna vote for the one who puts on the best party and the one that promotes free beers on the weekend.

[HLover]

11 minutes ago, chainarong said:

I'm just gonna vote for the one who puts on the best party and the one that promotes free beers on the weekend.

And balloons,of course.

[OneMoreFarang]

20 minutes ago, chainarong said:

I'm just gonna vote for the one who puts on the best party and the one that promotes free beers on the weekend.

At least you think before you vote and don't ask you village head who you should vote for...

[yellowboat]

What a non surprise.  Fear is the biggest issue IMO.  Thais really do not like talking about it.  My favorite questions: Red Shirt? Yellow Shirt? or Green Shirt ? The green shirt gets a laugh usually.  Debate and discussion have been taboo for a while, and depending on where you work, a really bad idea.  A woman I met got into arguments regularly with her daughter.   Her daughter leaned yellow, as the TV station she worked for was yellow.  Her mother grew up outside of Bangkok.  She did not like Abhisit.

 

Getting a straight answer will not be easy due to fear.  

[owl sees all]

Come on Liverpool. Home strip!

[sammieuk1]

The no gun party if there is one might be a good place to start your decision ????

[OneMoreFarang]

19 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

The no gun party if there is one might be a good place to start your decision ????

A no corruption party would be even better.

[Hayduke]

 

Sadly, it doesn’t matter. There’s so much talk about the “election’ and how this is the country’s chance to speak and perhaps be rid of the general. Well, it doesn’t seem he is standing for election. Whatever the election results may be…they will ultimately prove to be meaningless. The general will one way or another hijack the whole process and claim he has to stay because the country needs him. This guy’s narcissistic megalomania is in red-line overdrive and he’s having way too much fun playing god to even think about leaving…

 

 

[jayboy]

55 minutes ago, Hayduke said:

 

Sadly, it doesn’t matter. There’s so much talk about the “election’ and how this is the country’s chance to speak and perhaps be rid of the general. Well, it doesn’t seem he is standing for election. Whatever the election results may be…they will ultimately prove to be meaningless. The general will one way or another hijack the whole process and claim he has to stay because the country needs him. This guy’s narcissistic megalomania is in red-line overdrive and he’s having way too much fun playing god to even think about leaving…

 

 

 

He doesn't need to hijack the process. It has already been effectively fixed through the military imposed constitution, the rigged Senate of nominated army stooges and toadies, as well as restrictions on democratic campaigning. The only question is whether he will be part of the Junta's party or be nominated as the external PM. Let's hope I'm wrong but I doubt it.

[Chrisswe]

I don't understand the meaning of this election when you read the Constitution, Military will allways keep the main power in this country , Democracy is only a word without any meaning, you will never see it !!

[Lupatria]

2 hours ago, Chrisswe said:

Democracy is only a word without any meaning

Thai junta style democracy is best characterized in a quote by Thomas Jefferson:

"Democracy is when two wolves and a sheep decide what to eat." 

[Humpy]

No doubt vote buying has already begun !

[Greyhat]

I have to admit I haven't got a clue who to root for either.

Does anyone have any idea of the party most likely to relax immigration regulations? Not that they'd openly campaign for this.

[Eric Loh]

4 hours ago, Chrisswe said:

Democracy is only a word without any meaning, you will never see it !!

Yet people spilled blood since Ancient Greeks to have democracy. If only they have your wisdom. 

[DrTuner]

9 hours ago, Chrisswe said:

I don't understand the meaning of this election when you read the Constitution, Military will allways keep the main power in this country , Democracy is only a word without any meaning, you will never see it !!

It's for letting the poi holloi think they actually have power. Of course they don't.

[chama]

15 hours ago, webfact said:

Only 13.7 percent of the respondents agreed that the prime minister should accept the Palang Pracharat party’s invitation to be its prime ministerial candidate.

An indicator of how many respondents want Prayut to run at all?

[chama]

15 hours ago, webfact said:

38.7 percent don’t know when the election will take place.

A bad sign that many are disassociated and not too concerned about who runs, or wins, the election. Give them a few Bhat and they will vote for you, and we all know who has been following that policy! 

[BritManToo]

This is a joke story right?

The ethnic Siam will vote for Prayut (yellowshirts).

The ethnic Laos will vote for Thaksin (redshirts).

Same as they always vote.

 

The ethnic Laos will win (as there's more of them) like they always do (assuming a fair count).

The ethnic Siam with stage a coup (they have the army) like they always do.

 

It's only happened 19 times before.