MPs to blame for House meeting collapses: Nida Poll

Most people are of the opinion that MPs in both the government and opposition blocs are to be held responsible for the repeated lack of quorum, resulting in the collapse of many House sessions in February, according to an opinion survey by National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

The poll was conducted via telephone interviews between Feb 8-10 with 1,310 people aged 18 and over of various levels of education and occupations throughout the country to compile their opinions on the issue.

Asked who they thought should be held responsible for the lack of House quorums, with each respondent allowed to give more than one answer, the results were as follows:

– 43.44% blamed it on government MPs;
– 42.37% said the government was to blame;
– 37.94% blamed it on opposition MPs;
– 32.60% said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was to blame;
– 14.66% pointed to…