The respondents were from 19 universities including Thammasat University, Chulalongkorn Univ-ersity, Prince of Songkla University, Khon Kaen University and Chiang Mai University. Up to 35 per cent of respondents said the next prime minister could be “anyone except Prayut”. The survey found Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit (6.8 per cent) was even more popular than former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (5.7 per cent) and Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva (4.1 per cent). Stand-up comedian and writer Udom Taepanich enjoyed 1.1 per cent backing respondents on the question of who should become the next prime minister. Future Forward Party garnered 10 per cent support.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 20, 2018 18:00 UTC