One-party govt preferred: poll

Published on February 9, 2005

Most people surveyed after Sunday’s general election want Thai Rak Thai to form a one-party government.

A Suan Dusit poll found that almost 62 per cent of the 1,569 respondents said they believed a one-party administration would be more stable than a coalition government.

More than 38 per cent of those surveyed said they wanted TRT to form a coalition government with the Chat Thai Party to ensure there would be a second opinion in the running of the country.

A separate survey conducted by Assumption University’s Abac Poll found 45 per cent of respondents said TRT should form a single-party administration, compared to 31 per cent who said it should not. The remainder gave no comments on the matter.

While the first group agreed that a one-party government would be more efficient, the other group preferred a balance of power between coalition parties, according to results of the Abac Poll, which surveyed 5,724 eligible voters in 25 provinces.

Unofficial results yesterday showed TRT had won more than 370 out of 500 House seats.

Over 52 per cent of respondents said they agreed with Democrat Party leader Banyat Bantadtan’s decision to step down following the party’s crushing election defeat, the Suan Dusit survey has found.

The Abac Poll found that more than 89 per cent of respondents want free education from kindergarten to university and 80 per cent want the new government to continue its “War on Drugs”.

When asked what was the most urgent problem for the government to address, 81 per cent said corruption, followed by the insurgency in the South (81 per cent) and high commodity prices (79 per cent).

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