People want govt to solve problems 'even if it takes over a year'
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Most people surveyed by Bangkok Poll want the Prayut government to continue working until problems are solved even though it may take longer than one year, according to the poll results released yesterday.
While 64 per cent said they support the government continuing its work until problems are solved, 36 per cent said they wantedthe government to complete its mission in one year and then call an election.
Most people believed the country’s political situation had improved and reform was going in the right direction.
Of the 1,115 people surveyed, 62 per cent believed reform under the roadmap of the National Council for Peace and Order was headed in the right direction, while 34 per cent said there had been no improvement in the political situation.
Around 68 per cent said political groups posed an obstacle to political reform, 52 per cent said politicians were obstacles to reform, 39 per cent said too many frequent changes to the charter was the obstacle.
Meanwhile, some 34 per cent believed the public’s lack of understanding of democracy obstructed the reform process.
About 43 per cent believed that the reform committee headed by Sombat Thamrongthanyawong would succeed in bringing about political reform and 34 per cent said they preferred the direct election of a PM.
Another 21 per cent said they preferred an indirect election of a prime minister by having MPs and senators elect the PM, while 16.9 per cent said they wanted to directly elect the PM (the leader of the party which wins the most votes).
Meanwhile, a survey conducted by Master Poll from November 7-14 found that 78 per cent of respondents wanted grassroots people to enjoy a higher income and believed the rich had sympathy towards the poor.
Another 72 per cent wanted no violence in the country, 65.7 wanted equality of all Thais so they could access natural resources, 58 per cent wanted the country to be ready for the integration of the Asean Economic Community and 52 per cent wanted people to use the justice system to resolve the country’s problems.
The survey was conducted by the Association of Thai Researchers in Community Happiness.
