With the election approaching, Pheu Thai has experienced a setback. Despite its massive populist scheme -- a pledge of 10,000-baht digital wallets -- a number of pre-election opinion poll results show stagnating, if not declining, support for the party while its friend-turned-foe Move Forward Party is doing better by the day.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the party's chief adviser on public participation and innovation, and head of the "Pheu Thai Family", still leads as top choice for PM with 35.7% approval according to the latest pre-election poll by Nida, but her popularity dropped 2.5% from its previous 38%, compared to Pita Limjaroenrat, for whom support has risen sharply, with 20.25% favouring him, a 4.5% increase. Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha came third with 13.6%, down from 15%.
