Paetongtarn most favourite for PM among Samut Prakan voters: Nida Poll

Paetongtarn “Ung-Ing” Shinawatra is most favourite for the post of prime minister among voters of Samut Prakan, followed by Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party, according an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

The poll was conducted on March 22-23 by telephone interviews with 1,100 eligible voters aged 18 and over of various levels of education, occupations and incomes in this lower Central province where eight House seats are up for grabs in the May 14 election.

Asked who among potential candidates they would support for the post of prime minister in this election, the answers were:

• 35.82% for Ms Paetongtarn of the Pheu Thai Party
• 21.36% for Mr Pita of the Move Forward Party
• 13.91% for Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha of the United Thai Nation Party
• 5.27% for Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan of the Thai Sang…