Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is the most popular choice for the post of prime minister for people in the South, followed by Paetongtarn "Ung-ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party, in an opinion poll by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.
The poll was carried out on Oct 17-20 on 2,001 eligible voters aged 18 and over, of various levels of education, occupations and incomes, in the southern provinces to compile their opinions on "the right man and right party for southerners."
