New charter drafters not well known to public, Nida Poll finds
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LESS than half of people interviewed for a recent Nida Poll know or have heard the names of the 21 members of the new Constitution Drafting Committee.
Of 1,251 people across the country surveyed from October 8-9, 44 per cent said they had never heard of the names, while the same percentage had heard of only one to five names.
About 6 per cent of respondents said they heard of six to 10 names, 2 per cent had heard of 11-15 names and 1 per cent knew and heard of 16-20 names.
About 15 per cent were very confident in the new CDC because the members were highly knowledgeable and experienced in law and politics and understood the country’s circumstances.
About 33 per cent were quite confident, but 20 per cent not quite confident, 11 per cent not confident at all and 18 per cent did not reply.
Those lacking full confidence noted that the CDC members had been hand-picked by the government and the National Council for Peace and Order, so they believed the new charter would not be democratic.
