With only two weeks before the Aug 7 referendum, a majority of people are still undecided whether to vote for or against the draft charter, according to a survey conducted by National Institute for Development Administration, or Nida Poll. To the question whether they would vote to accept or reject the draft charter, a majority, 59.73% of the respondents said they were still undecided (a drop from 62.48% in the 8th survey); 32.27% said they would vote for it (an increase from 30.41% in the previous survey); 5.93% would vote against it; and, 2.07% said they would vote, but not for or against it. The survey, the 9th of its kind, was carried out on July 20-21 on 1,500 people aged 18 and over of all levels of education and various occupations throughout the country. Asked about a proposal for elected senators to vote along members of the House of Representatatives to elect the prime minister during the five-year transition, 48.14% said they were still undecided (a drop from 51.43% in the 8th survey); 29.40% said they would vote for it (a slight increase from 29.01% in the 8th survey); 21.13% would vote against it; and, 1.33% would go to vote, but not for or against the proposal.

Source: Bangkok Post July 24, 2016 02:15 UTC