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Democrat Party losing support in South: poll

Democrat Pongsin Senpong (right) concedes defeat in the by-election in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s constituency 3, a long-time Democrat stronghold, on March 7, 2021. (Photo by Nujaree Raekrun)

People have turned against the Democrat Party’s political stances, leading to its defeat in the Nakhon Ratchasima by-election, according to the result of an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

The poll was conducted by telephone interview on March 10-11 on 1,317 people aged 18 and over who were eligible to vote in the South.  The poll asked them why they thought the Democrat Party was defeated by the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) in the March 7 by-election in Constituency 3 of Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Nakhon Si Thammarat has long been regarded as a Democrat stronghold in the…

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