New PM must be truly loyal to King : poll

More than 97 per cent of Thai teenagers surveyed want to have a new prime minister to be responsible and decisive.

Moreover, he "must be patient and politically moral".

The survey was conducted on 1,925 respondents aged between 15 and 18 in Bangkok and adjacent provinces between Wednesday and Thursday.

Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva topped the list of who they thought should be the next PM.

The list is followed by former PM Anand Panyarachun at 33.5 per cent and followed closely by former premier Chuan Leekpai at 32.4 per cent. Mingkwan Sangsuwan gets 27.9 per cent support from respondents and 27.3 per cent for General Chetta Thanajaro, leader of Ruam Jai Thai Chart Pattana.

More than 88 per cent of teenage respondents said they want adults to stop fighting and 87.5 per cent said they want  to see Thais love one another "forever".

 Eighty four per cent want permanent peace and 70 per cent hope to see corrupt politicians prosecuted by the law. Some 70 per cent supported the People's Alliance for Democracy's idea of "New Politics" and strong people politics-but want it achieved in a nonviolent manner.

Eighty nine per cent said they want to see Thais express their loyalty to His Majesty the King so the King would be happy.