re: "Bravo Prayut" (PostBag, January 26)
Dear editor,
It is nice that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha still has his avid supporters, but Mr/Ms 449900 is not quite right in their letter of January 26 ("Bravo Prayut"), in which they insist that "the majority of those polled would prefer Prayut to be the next prime minister." The writer would have been correct to have said that the largest single percentage might still prefer Prayut, but that number is far below a majority. And the poll statistics show a consistent downward trend, perhaps because Prayut has an increasingly known track record of breaking his promises, starting with the whopper before May 22, 2014 when he solemnly promised that he was not planning to overthrow its constitution, the supreme rule of law of the Thai nation.
With each poll, Prayut's support dwindles. In March of last year, 38.64% reported preferring Prayut for PM (NIDA, March 18, 2018). In May, he was down to 32.24% (NIDA, May 13, 2018). In November he had dropped to 27% (Rangsit University, November 29, 2018). In the most recent NIDA poll, on January 20, he was down to 26.2%. None of these statistics show anything near majority support. They do, however, show consistently dwindling support over time, which is all I ever asserted. Although not settled on one person, the overwhelming majority of the Thai electorate very clearly prefer a prime minister who supports the good morals of democracy. With each delay of the ever promised election, the civil politicians rise in popularity as the politicians who overthrew democracy decline. This wholesome trend can continue for at least two more months before the unelected politicians allow the ever promised election to be held.
Felix Qui
_______________________________
The above letter to the editor is the text as submitted by Felix Qui to the Bangkok Post.
The text as edited was published in PostBag on January 27, 2019, under the title "Civil MPs preferred" at https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/postbag/1618470/civil-mps-preferred
No comments:
Post a Comment
However strongly dissenting or concurring, politely worded comments are welcome.
Please note, however, that, due to Felix Qui's liability for them, comments must comply with Thai law, and are moderated accordingly.