Thailand Political Index Falls as Opposition Outperforms Government
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The Suan Dusit Poll reveals Thailand's political index for October 2026 declined, with opposition performance leading scores. MP Ratchanok 'Ice' Sri-nok stood out as a prominent opposition figure, while the government had no standout performer. The 'Thai Chuey Thai Plus' policy won public favor.
On November 1, 2026, Suan Dusit Poll at Suan Dusit University surveyed public opinion nationwide on the 'Thailand Political Index for October 2026' with a sample of 2,036 people (online and field surveys) between October 27-30, 2026, using 25 indicators with a maximum score of 10. The sample gave an overall average score of 3.52 for October, down from 3.56 in September 2026.
The top five highest-scoring indicators were: opposition performance at 4.30, public participation at 4.07, people's rights and freedoms at 4.03, national security at 4.03, and education development for the public at 3.93.
The lowest-scoring indicators were: solving drug problems and influential figures at 2.88, addressing corruption and transparency at 3.08, solving unemployment at 3.14, consumer prices at 3.15, and poverty alleviation at 3.22.
Regarding government indicators, the Prime Minister's performance scored 3.27, down from 3.37 in September and 3.63 in July. Government performance scored 3.40, policy implementation 3.45, overall economy 3.23, and cost of living, wages, salaries, and benefits 3.30.
For prominent government politicians, 33.18% answered 'none,' followed by Anutin Charnvirakul at 20.12%, Yuttachanan Wongsawat at 18.87%, Ekniti Nitithanpraphas at 17.77%, and Ekanat Promphan at 10.06%.
The most prominent opposition figure was MP Ratchanok Sri-nok at 28.93%, followed by Nattaphong Ruangpanyawut at 21.64%, Abhisit Vejjajiva at 18.80%, Rangsiman Rome at 17.91%, and Prisak Wacharasinthu at 12.72%.
The most favored government achievement in October was 'Thai Chuey Thai Plus' at 50.30%, followed by flood relief at 28.51% and solving the smog problem at 21.19%.
The most favored opposition achievement was monitoring government operations and budget use at 39.32%, followed by exposing corruption at 32.33%, and assisting in flood-hit areas at 28.35%.
