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.