BangkokPost/3 July 2009
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An opinion poll by the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) concluded 81 per cent of its supporters want their own party set up to press ahead with new politics ideology, and 53.61 per cent of them preferred Sondhi Limthongkul as party leader.
The poll results were announced at Baan Phra Arthit, Mr Sondhi’s head office, on Friday afternoon by a key leader of PAD, Phiphop Thongchai and PAD spokesman Panthep Puapongphan.
The PAD poll, conducted on May 24-25, involved 22,013 yellow-shirts, 58.48 females and 41.52 males.
Of the total respondents, 44.38 per cent were in the Central and West, 15.89 per cent in the Northeast, 15.41 per cent in the South, 13.90 per cent in the East and 10.42 in the North.
The majority of the respondents also wanted PAD leaders to take part in the new political party and to take political positions.
The poll results:
Name party executive adviser leader
1) Sondhi Limthongkul 15.13% 31.26% 53.61%
2) Chamlong Srimuang 26.88% 55.75% 17.37%
3) Somkiat Pongpaibul 54.07% 30.06% 15.17%
4) Somsak Kosaisuk 51.95% 42.08% 5.97%
5) Phiphop Thongchai 52.58% 42.71% 4.7%
Asked who they wanted as party leader from outside the PAD leadership they voted for Arthit Urairattana (8.54%), Jermsak Pinthong (5.59%), Suriyasai Katasila (4.21%), Sqd Ldr Prasong Soonsiri (3.27%), Gen Pathompong Kesornsuk (1.99%), Anand Panyarachun (1.66%), Kasit Piromya (1.65%), Prapan Koonmee(1.40%), Abhisit Vejjajiva (0.84%), Pramote Nakornthap (0.69%), Pol Gen Seriphisut Temeeyaves (0.54%) and Pol Gen Prathin Santipraphop (0.44%).
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