Most Thai voters unhappy with EC's performance, suspect election fraud | The Star

BANGKOK: A Suan Dusit Poll survey of 1,231 people found 59.77% were unhappy with the EC’s handling of the Feb 8 election, while 67.99% feared fraud and a lack of transparency.

Most voters surveyed were unhappy with the Election Commission’s (EC) handling of the Feb 8 general election, with many citing concerns about election fraud and a lack of transparency.

The survey was conducted by Suan Dusit University’s Suan Dusit Poll among 1,231 respondents nationwide from Feb 17–20.

It found that 59.77% of respondents were unhappy with the EC’s performance, while 67.99% said they were worried about election fraud and a lack of transparency.

The survey covered three areas:

Issues that concerned voters about casting ballots on Feb 8, 2026 (multiple answers allowed)

Lack of transparency and election fraud — 67.99%

Complicated procedures or confusion at polling stations — 40.45%

Party policies may not be realistically achievable — 40.37%

Political conflict — 37.94%

Political attacks and smear campaigns — 35.09%

Public satisfaction with the EC’s performance in the most recent election

Rather dissatisfied — 33.68%

Quite satisfied — 32.91%

Dissatisfied — 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%

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