Governor still has city’s support after year in the job

Most Bangkok residents are satisfied with the performance of governor Chadchart Sittipunt after one year in office although his approval rating has dropped since a similar survey conducted after his first six months, according to the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

A sample of 2,000 eligible voters aged 18 and over of various levels of education and incomes in all 50 districts was questioned by telephone on May 24-30.

In terms of his overall performance, 45.45% said they were satisfied and said the governor had worked hard and quickly to solve problems.

They noted an improvement in the capital, with 27.75% saying they were very satisfied because he delivered what he had promised during his campaign and was always on the ground to listen to people’s problems.

However, about 14.8% said they were not satisfied with his work as he had…