Most Disagree With Pheu Thai Coalition Government, Poll Shows

  • About 64% disagree with reconciliation government plan: Nida
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The majority of Thais disagree with efforts by populist Pheu Thai Party to form a coalition government after snapping ties with election winner Move Forward, a recent opinion poll showed.

About 64% of 1,310 respondents said they “did not agree at all” or “disagreed” with Pheu Thai’s plan to lead what it called a reconciliation government, according to the Aug. 15-17 survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, known as Nida. Around a third of those polled supported the move, of which about 20% expressed “strong support.”