Polls find citizens weary over endless Cabinet bickering

By THE NATION 

 

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TWO RECENT surveys have underlined people’s weariness over the drawn-out process of establishing a ministerial Cabinet, still unresolved three months after the March election.

 

A National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) poll found most people (46.4 per cent) complaining that their elected representatives seemed focused only on securing ministerial portfolios.

 

The survey saw 1,277 people across the country, 18 years and up, quizzed on Friday and Saturday.

 

More than a third of respondents (35.8 per cent) said their MPs had not revisited their constituencies since the election. 

 

Thirty-four per cent saw the MPs as playing the same old games – engaging in wars of words and invariably citing “the public interest” to justify their standpoints.

 

Nearly 32 per cent said politicians in the government coalition were focused on negotiations over Cabinet portfolios, while 16.3 per cent lamented that opposition politicians were engaging in repetitive arguments to try and topple the government.

 

There was a modicum of positive sentiment in the NIDA poll, with 9.2 per cent saying their representatives often visited them and 8.7 per cent saying most MPs were enthusiastic about working for the public interest.

 

Suan Dusit Poll survey whose results were released yesterday found citizens in largely similar opinions, with 32.8 per cent saying the battle over Cabinet appointments was confusing, problematic and dominated by self-serving political interests.

 

The poll covered 1,254 people across the country between Wednesday and Saturday.

 

Nearly 30 per cent of respondents said they wanted to be able to carefully check the qualifications of candidates for ministerial positions. 

 

About 24 per cent saw nepotism at work in the Cabinet allocation process, while 15.6 per cent complained that the process was taking too long.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday it was solely the Cabinet secretariat’s job to check candidates’ qualifications.

 

He added that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had yet to submit a proposed line-up to the secretariat. That’s expected to happen this week now that the Asean Summit has concluded.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30371622

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-06-24

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11 minutes ago, webfact said:

complaining that their elected representatives seemed focused only on securing ministerial portfolios.

These people dedicate a lot of time (and especially money) to get into the positions they are elected into. Once they have achieved this, they are well aware that the rich pickings, and the road to guaranteed, unbelievabe, financial wealth, is through the available corruption through having a ministerial portfolio. 

I'm afraid, as in most countries, most promises to the electorate are then forgotten, as it is all then about me, me me ! 

It's a Joke.  Not a Big joke, but a Huge Joke. We, we, we, all the way home.  Edit: Watch the second one from the left.  Looks like he's planning something.

 

Edited June 23, 20197 yr by Damrongsak

1254 people.

1277 people.

I'm starting to think these "polsters" have a set list of people to ask - 0.001% of the Thai population.

 

And they call it a poll?

I would think everyone is fed up with the BS, but it is only going to get deeper and more stinky as the next few months come to be..

The election was an appeasement to a cowardly little general's big ego.  The last coup they at least allowed things to play out naturally.   This coup and farcical election was about keeping the army in power.   It is nothing to be proud of.  

46 minutes ago, Lenny Jones said:

1254 people.

1277 people.

I'm starting to think these "polsters" have a set list of people to ask - 0.001% of the Thai population.

 

And they call it a poll?

I think a lot of people have a lot to learn about statistics. In this case not the Thais but the foreigners commenting. 

 

Educate yourself before attacking people. 

 

https://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm

You got your 300bt per vote what more do you want now keep your thoughts and opinions to your self and let us get on with rinsing the country dry what you voted for????

3 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

It's a Joke.  Not a Big joke, but a Huge Joke. We, we, we, all the way home.  Edit: Watch the second one from the left.  Looks like he's planning something.

 

As noted, I studied the eyes of that second one from the left. I'm mesmerized! I've seen that eye before. I want to see the front leg of that fat pig. I suspect there will be a million dollars worth of ill-gotten watches on it. I kid you not. Just look at that eye. This is unreal!

The public opinion is so negative about the current political situation, that even the usual biased polls by yellow-tinted organisations cannot hide it.

Edited June 24, 20197 yr by candide

It is like watching a Kindergarten argument, except these are so-called adults who are able at least,  on paper to be thinking adults. Sadly commonsense and logic are subject NO Thai Politician has a clue about . 

Edited June 24, 20197 yr by Khun Paul
Spelling and a minor addition.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

TWO RECENT surveys

The value of these surveys would have been greatly improved if political party affiliation was also surveyed. For example:

6 hours ago, webfact said:

16.3 per cent lamented that opposition politicians were engaging in repetitive arguments to try and topple the government.

I suspect that's a complaint made according to political affiliation, ie., pro-military parties. I doubt military opposition parties wold oppose toppling the new Prayut government, legally of course.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

32 per cent said politicians in the government coalition were focused on negotiations over Cabinet portfolios

If your party isn't part of the pro-military coalition (nationwide split with opposition almost 50/50), why would a responder care?

15 hours ago, webfact said:

Thirty-four per cent saw the MPs as playing the same old games – engaging in wars of words and invariably citing “the public interest” to justify their standpoints.

While this poll took in a very small sample population having representatives thinking their view points are those of the people they represent (right or wrong) is not uncommon. Unfortunately it seems that this has become a common way to jockey for better trough position even though the MP knows their position benefits a very small percentage of people.