Over 93% do not want Thai PM to remain in office after 8 years – Survey

[snoop1130]

 

More than 93% of respondents say that they object to the prime minister remaining in office after eight years, according to an opinion survey, conducted via phone, by a group of lecturers from eight universities, in collaboration with eight digital TV stations and online media.

 

374,063 votes, including from 4,579 Thais living abroad, were received by the pollsters on August 20th and 21st, asking whether they agree with a prime minister remaining in office for more than eight years. There were 372,625 valid responses counted and the rest were invalid.

 

The survey shows 348,511 votes (93.17%) opposing the prime minister remaining in office after eight years, against 25,552 votes (6.83%) who said he should be able to stay on.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/over-93-do-not-want-thai-pm-to-remain-in-office-after-8-years-survey/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-22

 

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[bob smith]

finally a reliable poll result!

[Mavideol]

did he saw the results of the poll, if so he will be saying the numbers are inverted and the majority wants him to stay, thus constitution needs another amendment to make sure all goes his way

[Mavideol]

People have spoken, time to pack and leave and make sure all of your cronies follow you on the way out... the country needs to move forward, that's enough,  it has been 8 years of rowing against the tide and stagnation

[DezLez]

3 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

did he saw the results of the poll, if so he will be saying the numbers are inverted and the majority wants him to stay, thus constitution needs another amendment to make sure all goes his way

You mean do a "Trump" in other words!

[Mavideol]

2 minutes ago, DezLez said:

You mean do a "Trump" in other words!

birds of the feather flock together

[ThailandRyan]

And Kaboom, the populous has spoken. Time to move on Mr. Prayut, no more free house, free utilities etc...but then you grafted millions probably billions....toodles 

[spidermike007]

Likely closer to 97%. Nobody I have asked in the past few years like him. Nobody. And some of that was before covid, and the Prayuth Decimation of the economy, and the great sabotage of the tourism industry.

 

Cha Cha. Moving Thailand backwards. Erasing decades of progress. 

[DezLez]

21 minutes ago, DezLez said:

You mean do a "Trump" in other words!

After posting the above I have had second thoughts;

 

Given the track record of the two of them I suspect I  could, rightly, be accused of maligning Trump!

 

????

[zzaa09]

46 minutes ago, bob smith said:

finally a reliable poll result!

No such beast as a reliable poll. 

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, Mavideol said:

People have spoken, time to pack and leave and make sure all of your cronies follow you on the way out... the country needs to move forward, that's enough,  it has been 8 years of rowing against the tide and stagnation

Beep,beep,beep!

[daveAustin]

Only 93%?

[OneMoreFarang]

And probably over 50% want to be ruled by the criminal fugitive or his little sister.

Nuff said

 

[djayz]

Do they really believe what they want is going to sway anybody? It's what the remaining 7%, well-connected, want that will  determine the outcome. 

[RanongCat]

8 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

And probably over 50% want to be ruled by the criminal fugitive or his little sister.

Nuff said

 

Expect no change because not  know what want! Honest Government is fading dream...everywhere !

[djayz]

10 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

And probably over 50% want to be ruled by the criminal fugitive or his little sister.

Nuff said

 

I think you'll find that under those "criminals" more people shared the pie. They were, like it or not, liked by more people than the current lot are. They were elected by the people, the current lot were not. There is a feeling among many here that the current lot are in it "only for themselves, their families and friends". If you believe for one single second that this lot is not made up of criminals, then you really are a very, very naïve man. 

[thaivisareader]

he'll stay, regardless. It's what dictrs do

[Gottfrid]

93%! Ouch, that must be hard to take.

Prayut: Is that a bad sign?
 

The Frog: He he, it´s you popularity flag taking it´s last breath.

[bendejo]

But but but what about all those boxes of ballots that were loaded on to a truck during the night?  And the hacking of the voting machines done by Idi Amin?  And do I need to mention the obvious interference of Salomon Island space lasers?

 

[JeffersLos]

Hopefully the next leader will be an honest, good to do, hard worker, working for the common man and woman. 

[pomchop]

Just have an election and if your chosen one doesn't win deny the election, scream fraud, and foment a coup....gee that sounds very familiar in a really big country across the seas.

[arithai12]

Sorry, but 93% is a percentage that is simply not realistic. Not even Mugabe or the current dictators in Myanmar. This poll is not credible.

Does the majority want him out? Quite possibly. Is this reason for rejoice? Well, be careful what you ask for. The next one could be worse.

 

[Hawaiian]

1 hour ago, arithai12 said:

Sorry, but 93% is a percentage that is simply not realistic. Not even Mugabe or the current dictators in Myanmar. This poll is not credible.

Does the majority want him out? Quite possibly. Is this reason for rejoice? Well, be careful what you ask for. The next one could be worse.

 

"Could be worse."  The way things are going  most Thais are willing to take that risk.

[KIngsofisaan]

4 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

Hopefully the next leader will be an honest, good to do, hard worker, working for the common man and woman. 

This has never happened in the history of the country!

[zzaa09]

1 hour ago, KIngsofisaan said:

This has never happened in the history of the country!

Tradition.

[RichardColeman]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

More than 93% of respondents say that they object to the prime minister remaining in office after eight years, 

I'm guessing the other 7% have benefitted financially from his coup 

[jacko45k]

24 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I'm guessing the other 7% have benefitted financially from his coup 

That is the stubborn contingent that voted him in in the first place!

[chalawaan]

They're soon going to realise the elites and their goons in fatigues, give zero instances of coitus about what they think. 

Then what? 

[chalawaan]

3 hours ago, arithai12 said:

Sorry, but 93% is a percentage that is simply not realistic. Not even Mugabe or the current dictators in Myanmar. This poll is not credible.

Does the majority want him out? Quite possibly. Is this reason for rejoice? Well, be careful what you ask for. The next one could be worse.

 

Totally agree, Apirat, the "crying" former Army Chief of Staff as PM? 

Very much a real possibility. 

My blood runs cold at the thought. 

[law ling]

OK. So who would be the next PM (at least until we get the next election)?