February 23, 2026
BANGKOK – Most voters surveyed were unhappy with the Election Commission’s (EC) handling of the February 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 February 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 February 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%