Most say 'no' to street protests: PollFuture Forward leader Thanathorn Jungroongruangkit greets supporters at Pathumwan police station on Jan 10. (Bangkok Post photo)A large majority of people say they would say "no" if asked to join a political rally or a street protest for fear it could lead to the same kind of political unrest as before, according to the result of an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, nor Nida Poll. The poll was conducted on Feb 12-13 on 1,255 people aged 18 and over of various levels of education and occupations throughout the country. Of the respondents, a huge majority -- 91.87% -- said they had never participated in a political rally before, while 8.13% said they had. The rest, 25.18%, said they had no comment or were not interested.

Source: Bangkok Post February 16, 2020 02:48 UTC