Poll: Public ponders possible ways to break political impasse



BANGKOK, July 10 (TNA) – Marginally over one-fourth -- 28 per cent -- of the Thai public look to the dissolution of the House of Representatives as an appropriate way for a political breakthrough to help ease the country's conflicts and to end the ongoing protests aimed at bringing about a change of government, according to a new survey.

The survey was conducted by the Suan Dusit Rajabhat University (Suan Dusit Poll) to seek the opinions of residents in metropolitan Bangkok and provincial areas on "Ways for Thailand's Political Breakthrough in the Eyes of the People", taken using a random sample of 1,266 people during July 8-9.

Suan Dusit pollsters found 28.44 per cent of the respondents viewed the House should be dissolved and a snap election be held to allow the people to choose the new government to administer the country.

However, 25.12 per cent supported the cabinet reshuffle to replace the present embattled ministers with new ones. They did not want a new election because they see it as a waste of money.

Others felt a reshuffle will not meet the current need: 17.54 per cent viewed the cabinet should resign en masse so that the new government can be formed. The respondents said the current government performed in a partisan way and failed to solve the country's problems.

In addition, the poll showed 15.40 per cent of the respondents as believing that the minor coalition parties should withdraw from the government and join with the opposition Democrat Party to set up a new government.

They believed this proposal would help end the demonstrations by the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy.

It also found 3.31 per cent wanted the military to stage a coup since they believed it would help bring peace and order to the country, while 10.19 per cent viewed all conflicting parties should negotiate with each other or return to some earlier understanding for the benefit of the country.(TNA)

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