Community-level economy most urgent issue for PAO: Suan Dusit Poll

Community-level economic development is the most urgent issue for a provincial administration organisation (PAO) to tackle following the elections of PAO chairmen and council members on Dec 20, according to the result of a survey by the Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.

The poll was conducted online on 1,059 eligible voters throughout the country from Nov-5-12 to compile their opinions on the first PAO elections in six years.

A huge majority of the respondents, 74.23%, said they attached importance on the elections – with 38.81% saying they were very important to them and 35.32% said they were moderately important; 20.50% said they paid little attention on them; and, 5.28% did not give them any attention.

Most of the respondents – 77.05% – thought PAO elections are stepping stones for runners to contest in national-level politics, while 22.95%…