PM's rating down, Abhisit's up

PM's rating down, Abhisit's up

The popularity rating of opposition and Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has increased while that of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has plummeted following the Amnesty Bill controversy, according to a poll conducted by the research centre of Bangkok University, or Bangkok Poll.

The poll was conducted with a random sampling method on Nov 7-8 on 1,122 people throughout the country in telephone interviews.

As a result of the Amnesty Bill controversy, Mr Abhisit's popularity rose to 34.8% from 31.7% in June, while Ms Yingluck's popularity fell to 26.7% from 40.4%.

The Democrat Party's popularity rose to 37.2% from 31.7% while the Pheu Thai Party's popularity dropped from 41.0% to 28.2%.

Asked whether the government should dissolve the House of Representatives, 41.1% of the respondents agreed, 38.7% disagreed, and 20.2% had no comment.

Asked whether they believed the government would keep its promise not to reintroduce an amnesty bill throughout its term, 46.2% said "no", 27% thought it would do so and 26.8% were not certain.


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