webfact Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Nida poll shows 77 percent of people say they don’t understand electoral system More than 95 percent of respondents in an opinion poll said they intended to go to the polls while over 77 percent admitted they didn’t know that they will have to cast only one ballot, according to an opinion poll conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida). Nida Poll gauged the opinions of 1,261 people aged from 18 upward of different levels of education and different occupations across the country during November 5-7 about their understanding of the new electoral system under the 2017 Constitution. Under the new electoral system, a voter will cast just one ballot for both the constituency and party-list candidate instead of two separate ballots as in previous elections. The ballot is counted as the vote of the candidate and of the party for party-list seats. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/nida-poll-shows-77-percent-of-people-say-they-dont-understand-electoral-system/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-11-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chang_paarp Posted November 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2018 And no vote for the senate. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted November 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2018 Not to sound condescending, but Thai folks are not all that savvy when it comes to elections and who is the right candidate for the job, they easily swayed by gifts promises of free this and that and not avert to take money in lieu of buying their votes, so no wonder they don't understand politics, and to be honest, many of the more free thinking among us don't get it either... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 44 minutes ago, Chang_paarp said: And no vote for the senate. Ahh... Those appointments have already been taken care of. Military and loyalist associations. Surprise. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lungstib Posted November 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2018 Which was the intention. Highly likely they also have no idea of whats in the constitution. Not letting the public know the lengths they have gone to for keeping control has been a priority. 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YetAnother Posted November 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2018 2 hours ago, webfact said: Nida poll shows 77 percent of people say they don’t understand electoral system i pray that the failure to understand is Not a failure to comprehend but rather a failure to have been informed 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I reckon it's 77% of political candidates; no point learning about the electoral system when the army puts in a new Government every few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bob12345 Posted November 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2018 1 hour ago, ezzra said: Not to sound condescending, but Thai folks are not all that savvy when it comes to elections and who is the right candidate for the job, they easily swayed by gifts promises of free this and that and not avert to take money in lieu of buying their votes, so no wonder they don't understand politics, and to be honest, many of the more free thinking among us don't get it either... But who can blame them? Best strategy is to vote for the person promising you the most in the short run, and preferably they pay even before you cast your vote (in cash), because there simply is no long run in Thai politics. Before you know if the army takes over and changes all the rules again, so better try to get your hands on as much as possible before that happens. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Do they need to ? Thought they were given 50 baht by village headman and told to vote for who they said ? Or has something changed from the last time there was a free vote !!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 No-one understands the system.....it won't matter and probably won't be explained to the population....the results will be the same. An military party win! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lupatria Posted November 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2018 3 hours ago, webfact said: 77 percent of people say they don’t understand electoral system Wasn't that the intention of the farce? 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) 32 minutes ago, stanleycoin said: Do they need to ? Thought they were given 50 baht by village headman and told to vote for who they said ? Or has something changed from the last time there was a free vote !!!!!!! They may or not have been given a sum of money - B50 or B500? They then went and voted for whoever they wanted. The probability this time round is that the freedom of choice will be removed, by the time various parties have been dissolved at the last moment, and their replacements found themselves, for various beaurocratic reasons, unable to stand. Edited November 12, 2018 by JAG 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: don’t understand Exactly what the "political" control freaks want! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onera1961 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 3 hours ago, ezzra said: they easily swayed by gifts promises of free this and that and not avert to take money in lieu of buying their votes, Are you talking about US electorates? ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel Posted November 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: 77 percent of people say they don’t understand electoral system and I thought Thai Niyom took care of that (and maybe it did), or was it Thailand 4.0? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymonddiaz Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Chang_paarp said: And no vote for the senate. Senate seats are reserved for the HIghSo...sssss....Only... Edited November 12, 2018 by Raymonddiaz 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: Nida poll shows 77 percent of people say they don’t understand electoral system Cunningly designed and redesigned by the devious Wissanu to achieve exactly that purpose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluespunk Posted November 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2018 5 hours ago, webfact said: Nida poll shows 77 percent of people say they don’t understand electoral system Must have had a lot of generals responding. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 4 hours ago, ezzra said: Not to sound condescending, but Thai folks are not all that savvy when it comes to elections and who is the right candidate for the job, they easily swayed by gifts promises of free this and that and not avert to take money in lieu of buying their votes, so no wonder they don't understand politics, and to be honest, many of the more free thinking among us don't get it either... Many of the more free thinking among us still don’t get that gifts don’t guarantee hearts and minds that translate into votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 2 hours ago, stanleycoin said: Do they need to ? Thought they were given 50 baht by village headman and told to vote for who they said ? Or has something changed from the last time there was a free vote !!!!!!! It used to be 500 baht.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantSpell Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 30 minutes ago, Vacuum said: It used to be 500 baht.... Not next year since all those parties are probably gonna be dissolved or banned. This year, they will just one new song from Mr P and a ticket with his face on it to put in the ballot... ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Mission accomplished! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 One ballot, one vote, keeping things simple. No worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjaak327 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 18 minutes ago, Ulic said: One ballot, one vote, keeping things simple. No worries. Yet it will take them 60 days to count those single ballots. Seems the people that designed the system don't understand it either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 11 hours ago, ezzra said: Not to sound condescending, but Thai folks are not all that savvy when it comes to elections and who is the right candidate for the job, they easily swayed by gifts promises of free this and that and not avert to take money in lieu of buying their votes, so no wonder they don't understand politics, and to be honest, many of the more free thinking among us don't get it either... The electoral system was designed so it could not be understood. While stealing an election it is best that the device in place can be explained in a variety of ways depending on which fits your needs...all different, all effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 11 hours ago, ezzra said: Not to sound condescending, but Thai folks are not all that savvy when it comes to elections and who is the right candidate for the job, they easily swayed by gifts promises of free this and that and not avert to take money in lieu of buying their votes, so no wonder they don't understand politics, and to be honest, many of the more free thinking among us don't get it either... The electoral system was designed so it could not be understood. While stealing an election it is best that the device in place can be explained in a variety of ways depending on which fits your needs...all different, all effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Well it should be easy enough to explain. Every now and then you go to a polling station to show your face and put a piece of paper in so the same old farts that have taken the country hostage can do nice photo ops. Feel free to translate to Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 8 hours ago, Bluespunk said: Must have had a lot of generals responding. Of course, they don't need to know - military style, do as I say etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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