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Support for Anutin and Bhumjaithai falls in latest NIDA Poll
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Support for Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and the Bhumjaithai Party fell further in the third quarter of 2026, while Pheu Thai continued to gain ground, according to NIDA Poll’s latest quarterly political popularity survey.
Key facts
- Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut of the People’s Party remained the leading named choice for prime minister, with 24.72%.
- A further 2.44% named other figures, including Treenuch Thienthong of the Palang Pracharath Party; Capt Thammanat Prompao of the Kla Tham Party; Jatuporn Buruspat of the New Opportunity Party; Parit Wacharasindhu and Rukchanok Srinork of
- Natthaphong’s support in the prime minister preference question has declined across the three quarterly surveys, from 30.60% in the first quarter to 26.08% in the second and 24.72% in the latest poll
- Anutin recorded a larger fall, from 29.40% in the first quarter to 21.68% in the second and 13.76% in the third, a decrease of 15.64 percentage points from the first quarter.
- Yodchanan rose from 8.08% in the first quarter to 11.64% in the second, before easing slightly to 11.28% in the latest survey
- Abhisit moved from 10.92% to 11.80% and then 9.60%, while Warong’s support increased at each reading, from 1.56% to 4.08% and then 5.68%.
Summary
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut of the People’s Party remained the leading named choice for prime minister, with 24.72%.
NIDA Poll, the opinion survey centre at the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), conducted the survey between September 18 and 23 among people aged 18 and over across Thailand, covering respondents from different regions, education levels, occupations and income groups.