"A capable person who can solve bread and butter problems" is the first choice for prime minister among the majority of respondents to a new Super Poll survey.
The Super Poll Research Centre released its findings yesterday based on interviews between Feb 1 and 15 with 1,093 respondents throughout the country.
The poll found that 56.1% of respondents wanted a capable candidate who could ease economic hardship. Some 8.3% said their prime minister must be a politician, while 7.4% favoured a military officer to lead the government.
Other respondents gave various choices including academics, political activists and legal experts. However, 21.4% said they had not yet made a choice.
Some said they were fed up with politics and those who focused on building their image.
Two-thirds of respondents said they regularly follow election news, 30.5% do not follow it often and the remaining 3.1% rarely follow it.
Noppadon Kannika, director of the Super Poll Research Centre, said the survey showed that most respondents would vote on March 24, and that they favoured candidates with the ability to solve economic hardship through substantial policies.
