The Tamesis
Bangkok – A majority of voters surveyed were dissatisfied with the Electoral Commission’s (EC) handling of the February 8 general election, with many expressing concerns about electoral fraud and a lack of transparency.
The survey was conducted nationwide from February 17 to 20 by Suan Dusit University’s Suan Dusit Poll among 1,231 respondents.
The survey found that 59.77% of respondents were dissatisfied with the performance of the Election Commission, and 67.99% expressed concerns about electoral fraud and lack of transparency.
The survey covers three areas:
Issues that voters care about when voting on February 8, 2026 (multiple choices available)
- Lack of transparency and electoral fraud – 67.99%
- Polling station procedures are complex or confusing – 40.45%
- The party’s policies may not be realistically realized – 40.37%
- Political conflict — 37.94%
- Political attacks and smear campaigns – 35.09%
Public satisfaction with the Electoral Commission’s performance in the most recent election
- Somewhat dissatisfied——33.68%
- Quite satisfied – 32.91%
- Not satisfied——26.09%
- Very satisfied – 7.32%
Do people think this election will improve Thai politics overall?
- No change (about the same) – 49.31%
- Worse — 31.52%
- Better — 19.17%
