A slim majority of people disagree with a proposed amendment to the 2014 interim charter to allow people banned from politics to be appointed to the National Legislative Assembly or cabinet, a NIDA Poll from the National Institute of Development Administration has found.
The poll was conducted on June 11-12 on 1,251 people aged 18 and over throughout the country to gauge their opinions on the proposed amendments to the 2014 interim constitution.
Ask whether they agree with a proposal for banned politicians who are stripped of their election rights to be appointed to the NLA or the cabinet, 50.44% disagreed, reasoning theye had committed political offences and should not be allowed to return to take part in the country's administration; 44.04% agreed, saying they should be allowed to return to work and show their ability; 5.12% had no comment; and 0.04% said the seriousness of their offences should be taken into consideration.
On a proposal to allow the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and the NLA to each add one more question to the charter referendum, the vast majority, or 75.38%, agreed; 13.91% disagreed; 10.63% had no comment; and 0.08% said the people should be allowed to add a question.
On a proposal to dissolve the National Reform Council (NRC) after the referendum on the new draft constitution and set up a 200-member national reform steering assembly to continue with the country's reforms, 50.44% agreed, saying reforms must continue; 28.94% disagreed, reasoning it would be a waste of time and the NRC should be allowed to stay on; 20.30% had no comment; and 0.32% said there should be two bodies with an equal number of members to jointly oversee the reforms.