Most people want the National Reform Council to endorse the draft constitution in line with the road map drawn up by the National Council for Peace and Order, according to a Nida Poll published on Sunday.
The National Institute of Development Administration poll was coducted on Aug 26-27 on 1,253 people aged 18 and over of all levels of education and occupation throughout the country to gauge their opinion on "how should the NRC and the people decide the draft charter".
The NRC is set to vote on the draft charter on Sept 6.
Asked how would they want the the NRC to vote on Sept 6, most of the respondents, or 40.7%, said they want the council to vote for the draft so that everything can proceed in line with the NCPO's road map. They believed the new constitution would be more effective in curtailing the power of unscrupulous politicians and preventing corruption than previous ones.
On the same question, 22.82% said it was a matter to be decide by the NRC; 20.11% wanted the NRC to abstain from voting; 14.37% wanted the NRC to vote against the draft charter, which they said was not from the people and some of the provisions in the draft were still unclear; and 2% wanted NRC members to not attend the meeting on Sept 6.
Asked whether they would vote for the draft charter if it is passed by the NRC and put to a referendum today, most or 40.62% said they would vote for it to see the country move forward; 28.81% said they would tick the "no vote" box, reasoning that they did not know much about it; 15.32% said they would vote against it, saying the previous charters were better; 6.23% would not go to vote; and 9.02% had no answer.