After Prayut’s clearance, politics to remain contentious: Nida Poll

Although Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has been cleared by the Constitutional Court over his continued occupancy of a military residence after retirement, the country’s politics will remain contentious, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

The poll was conducted on Dec 3-4 on 1,315 people aged 18 and above of various levels of education and occupations throughout the country to compile their opinions on the country’s politics after the Constitutional Court on Dec 2 found Gen Prayut not guilty of conflicts of interest for continuing to live in a military residence after his retirement.

Asked what they thought the political situation would be like after the court’s ruling which enables Gen Prayut to remain as prime minister, the responses varied:

– 27.38% said the situation would be more…