A majority of respondents say peace is the development they would most like to see after the March 24 election, according to the latest Super Poll survey.
In the survey based on interviews conducted with 1,326 people from all walks of life from Feb 17-22, 82.1% chose peace as the desired outcome of the vote. Another 9.8% wanted to see more Thais employed and better off after the election. They think the winning party must address the bread-and-butter issues and carry out policies to solve people’s hardship as pledged during their campaigns.
The poll also showed almost equal numbers of supporters and opponents of the current government, at 17.8% and 17.7%, respectively. However, 64.7% count themselves in the silent majority who say they do not take sides.
Noppadon Kannika, director of the Super Poll Research Centre, said the survey found people with different political views all wanted to see peace in society. They did not want the country in chaos after the election, he added.
