Bangkok: Nida Poll reveals survey results, finding that the majority of people want a "businessman - Gen X" to be Prime Minister in the next election.
According to Thai News Agency, the Nida Poll, an opinion polling center, has revealed the results of a survey titled "Are you interested in a new prime minister and a new political party?" conducted between August 25-26, 2025, among citizens aged 18 and over.
From the survey, when asked about the occupation of the person who will be the Prime Minister that the people want in the next election, it was found that 32.44 percent of the sample said businessman, owner of a large business, followed by 24.05 percent said soldier, 19.54 percent said national professional politician, 16.26 percent said lawyer (attorney, prosecutor, judge, etc.), 16.11 percent said civil servant, 14.89 percent said business executive (not owner or major shareholder in the business), and academics in equal proportions.
The age range (generation) of the person who will be the Prime Minister that the people want: 65.57% said Gen X (aged between 45-60 years), 24.96% said Millennials or Gen Y (aged between 29-44 years), 9.24% said Baby Boomers (aged between 61-79 years), 0.23% said Silent Gen (aged between 80-100 years).
Regarding the tendency to choose constituency MPs from new political parties that do not currently have MPs in the House of Representatives, if today were election day, 32.21 percent of the sample stated that they were unsure but were likely to choose MP candidates from the new political party. Next, 31.76 percent stated that they would definitely choose MP candidates from the new political party. 17.48 percent stated that they would definitely not choose MP candidates from the new political party. 11.15 percent stated that they were not at all sure, and 7.40 percent stated that they were unsure but were likely not to choose MP candidates from the new political party.
Finally, when asked about the likelihood of electing party-list MPs from new political parties that currently have no MPs in the House of Representatives if today were election day, 32.75 percent of the sample indicated they would definitely vote for the new political party. Next, 32.06 percent indicated they were unsure but were likely to vote for the new political party. 18.09 percent indicated they would definitely not vote for the new political party. 11.15 percent indicated they were unsure at all. And 5.95 percent indicated they were unsure but were likely not to vote for the new political party.