Thais Express Discontent with Government and PM in New Poll

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File photo courtesy of Siam Rath

 

A recent survey by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) reveals widespread dissatisfaction among Thais regarding the government's and Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's performance. Conducted late last month, the poll sampled 1,310 people nationwide.

 

The results indicate that 34.58% of respondents are fairly dissatisfied with the government's work, while an additional 20% are not at all satisfied.

 

In contrast, 32.6% express some level of satisfaction, with 12.82% reporting high satisfaction.

 

Evaluating the prime minister, who has been in office for six months, 13.36% are highly satisfied with her performance.

Meanwhile, 31.76% feel fairly satisfied, but 32.6% are fairly dissatisfied, and 22.28% are completely dissatisfied.

 

Regarding the government's ability to tackle national issues, 36.41% of respondents have little confidence, and 26.26% have none. In comparison, 25.04% are somewhat confident, and only 12.29% are very confident.

 

The survey also touched on the performance of individual ministries, with a majority of respondents expressing dissatisfaction with their work, reported Bangkok Post.

 

-- 2025-03-03

 

 

[ikke1959]

No surprise.... What ha sthe Government done so far??? Even the promised 10k wallet is being postponed time after time, a PM who doesn't attend the meetings, and a non elected man who is ruling the country...In the meantime everything goes down and down...

[blaze master]

This isn't who they voted for Mr Miracle isn't helping the cause sticking his nose into everything.

 

[spidermike007]

First of all this is not a democratically elected government and Thailand is not a democracy. Secondarily this Administration has done absolutely nothing for the people and all they're doing is representing the interests of the army, the autocrats, and the billionaires. The young pm has always been completely out of her element, and her level of ineffectiveness is only match by the Goomba overseas. 

[proton]

They want their vote bribe cash, even though the ruling party lost the election.

[lordgrinz]

I think Bangkok Post summed up perfectly, "a failed state".

[TheFishman1]

This new government came and find the Red Bull kit for some reason TIT

[Aussie999]

5 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

No surprise.... What ha sthe Government done so far??? Even the promised 10k wallet is being postponed time after time, a PM who doesn't attend the meetings, and a non elected man who is ruling the country...In the meantime everything goes down and down...

I don't normally go off topic, but I thought you were talking about the US

[hotsun]

6 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

I don't normally go off topic, but I thought you were talking about the US

Strange considering the US is the last real democracy on the planet

[stubuzz]

They also need to be arrested by the "Fashion Police"!

[hotchilli]

Photo must've been taken on a Friday?

[billd766]

4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

First of all this is not a democratically elected government and Thailand is not a democracy. Secondarily this Administration has done absolutely nothing for the people and all they're doing is representing the interests of the army, the autocrats, and the billionaires. The young pm has always been completely out of her element, and her level of ineffectiveness is only match by the Goomba overseas. 

Actually it is a legally elected government.

 

PPP which had more elected MPs, was given the first choice of electing a majority coalition government. Unfortunately together with their partners they still could not form a majority government. After a period of time (30 days I think) the option to form a coalition government went to the party with the next highest number of elected MPs, (as laid down in the current and previous constitutions). In this case it was the PTP who could, and did form a majority coalition government.

 

In Thailand, and in many other countries it is not necessarily the first past the post party which forms the government, nor is it, as in the USA that the electoral college decides who is the winner.

[ikke1959]

53 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Actually it is a legally elected government.

 

PPP which had more elected MPs, was given the first choice of electing a majority coalition government. Unfortunately together with their partners they still could not form a majority government. After a period of time (30 days I think) the option to form a coalition government went to the party with the next highest number of elected MPs, (as laid down in the current and previous constitutions). In this case it was the PTP who could, and did form a majority coalition government.

 

In Thailand, and in many other countries it is not necessarily the first past the post party which forms the government, nor is it, as in the USA that the electoral college decides who is the winner.

Move Farward was the winner of the elections, but as they were a threat for the current leaders and army they were made impossible to make a coalition. You forgot that Pita was unable to be PM? All kind of tricks were used to prevent that he would be PM  and nd the managed to ban him . PHeu Thai was the first party that saw their chance and formed a formed a government with their friends to keep the power, so not an elected Government  in fact but a Government that was formed to keep the people in power who already were there. Everybody wrote enough about it.. The same parties in another Government. But with the return of Thaksin it seems that there would be changes,,, but untill now they are only working to get Yingluck back and nothing is achieved yet, as we all know  that it is the same as in the last decade. This is not the US nor a democracy.. 

[billd766]

54 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

Move Farward was the winner of the elections, but as they were a threat for the current leaders and army they were made impossible to make a coalition. You forgot that Pita was unable to be PM? All kind of tricks were used to prevent that he would be PM  and nd the managed to ban him . PHeu Thai was the first party that saw their chance and formed a formed a government with their friends to keep the power, so not an elected Government  in fact but a Government that was formed to keep the people in power who already were there. Everybody wrote enough about it.. The same parties in another Government. But with the return of Thaksin it seems that there would be changes,,, but untill now they are only working to get Yingluck back and nothing is achieved yet, as we all know  that it is the same as in the last decade. This is not the US nor a democracy.. 

How would you know whether or not I forgot Pita? Was he standing for election? If you have read and understood the constitution, you would know that the PP were given the option of forming the government.

That they could not and the reason behind it are nothing to do with the legality or not of the current government. As they could not form a workable government, the party with the next highest elected was given the option, in line with the constitution and the law. If that party could not form a government, then the next party in line would have been given the option. I am not sure how many times that can happen before a new election would have to be called.

 

Strangely enough I had noticed that Thailand is not the USA.

 

However I was responding to another poster @spidermike007 who may not be aware of the rules.

[Charlie Jacobsen]

4 hours ago, hotsun said:

Strange considering the US is the last real democracy on the planet

How can it be, the communist party is banned, so it's not a real democracy 

[spidermike007]

2 hours ago, billd766 said:

Actually it is a legally elected government.

 

PPP which had more elected MPs, was given the first choice of electing a majority coalition government. Unfortunately together with their partners they still could not form a majority government. After a period of time (30 days I think) the option to form a coalition government went to the party with the next highest number of elected MPs, (as laid down in the current and previous constitutions). In this case it was the PTP who could, and did form a majority coalition government.

 

In Thailand, and in many other countries it is not necessarily the first past the post party which forms the government, nor is it, as in the USA that the electoral college decides who is the winner.

I don't believe that is correct, Move Forward won more votes and seats, however Pita was disqualified due to the fabrication of the share issue. He is the leader that the people wanted. And he is the one that would have been most capable of leading Thailand in a forward direction.