Prayut top PM pick in Nakhon Si Thammarat

Pheu Thai and Democrats neck-and-neck in party popularity

Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha of the United Thai Nation Party (UTN) is the top choice for prime minister among voters in Nakhon Si Thammarat, followed by Paetongtarn “Ung-Ing” Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party, in an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

The poll was conducted on Feb 3-8 on 1,310 eligible voters aged 18 and over in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat where nine seats in the House of Representatives are up for grabs in the coming general election.

Asked for their preferred candidate for the post of prime minister, the answers were:

• 29.08% for Gen Prayut of the United Thai Nation Party
• 21.07% for Paetongtarn “Ung-Ing” Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party
• 10.53% found no-one suitable for the post
• 8.93% for…