Policies and vision will be the deciding factors for Bangkok voters when they elect a governor candidate, according to Dusit Poll results released yesterday, while the second successive Abac Poll found Pheu Thai candidate Pongsapat Pongcharoen winning the election.
Of 1,139 respondents in the Dusit Poll, 46 per cent said they would judge the policies of each candidate, 17 per cent said they would consider either the party the candidate represented or the candidates themselves and 13 per cent said they would look at the candidates' image.
When asked what message they had for all candidates, 35 per cent said they wanted to hear policies that were achievable, 21 per cent said they wanted Bangkok to prosper in every way and 19 per cent said they wanted to see transparency and no vote-buying.
Asked about the campaign style of each candidate, they said Democrat candidate MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra had presented policies that were practical, and he is humble and polite; Pheu Thai Party candidate Pongsapat is energetic, easy-going and has the backing of PM Yingluck Shinawatra; independent candidate Pol General Sereepisuth Temeeyaves is honest and truthworthy; independent candidate Kosit Suwinitjit has interesting policies and independent candidate Suharit Siamwalla is technology-minded, creative and unorthodox.
Meanwhile, an Abac Poll showed that most respondents would vote for Pongsapat as their next governor.
Of 1,766 respondents, 42 per cent of men and 40 per cent of women said they would vote for Pongsapat while 36 per cent of the men and 39 per cent of the women would vote for Sukhumbhand.
Abac Poll director Noppadon Kanikar, however, said Sukhumbhand still had a chance to win the election. According to the results, 77 per cent of those who had voted for the Democrat candidate in the previous election would stick with him, the rest would opt for Sereepisuth and Pongsapat. The Democrats won 1.3 million votes the last time and this time it is possible the party candidate would receive about 1 million votes.
Sukhumbhand said he was not discouraged or worried about the poll results. He said he would be strong and work hard during the election campaign regardless of what the polls say.
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said poll results are sometimes up and sometimes down. "Our candidate is not shaken and we just have to work hard to present our policies,'' he said.
Pheu Thai secretary-general and election director Phumtham Wechayachai said the party realised that Pongsapat is an underdog so it had to work harder. I thank the people for giving him moral support. However, the party wants to see a high turnout no matter what.
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