Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is fast becoming the most popular PM in Thailand’s history, this week he received the highest confidence vote of any cabinet minister in a survey of people in 30 provinces, Bangkok Poll of Bangkok University.

The Bangkok Poll said it surveyed people around the nation on “How People Feel about the Recent Censure Debate” after the no-confidence debate against the prime minister and other five ministers was over. It did not say how many people were involved.

The people were also asked to cast a vote in favour or against the grilled ministers.

Mr Abhisit received the highest confidence vote (71.7 per cent), followed by Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij (71.0%), Transport Minister Sohpon Zarum (54.4%), Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya (53.6%), Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban (52.8%) and Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul (50.0%).

According to the poll, 43.5 per cent of the respondents wanted the Democrat-led government to continue running the country, while 28.4 per cent of them preferred a House dissolution, 17.6 per cent favoured a cabinet reshuffle, 3.8 per cent wanted the premier to step down and only 1.4 per cent wanted the Red Shirt opposition camp to become a government, the most resounding slap in the face to Thaksin Shinawatra yet.

As many as 82.4 per cent of the respondents said Mr Abhisit was the best speaker on the government side, followed by Mr Korn (7.7%) and Mr Suthep (6.7%).

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