Almost 85 per cent of the respondents in a survey conducted by Suan Dusit Poll said they did not plan to answer the questions, according to the results released yesterday.

The majority of the respondents reasoned that they were too busy caught up in their work, and could not take time to travel to the government complaint centres where feedback from the public is being collected.

The survey was conducted on 1,206 people from June 12 to 16.

Meanwhile, most people who gave their answers at the complaint centre inside the Government House compound said they did not think the next election would bring in a government with good governance, Prime Minister’s Office deputy permanent secretary Sompas Nilapund disclosed yesterday.

They wanted General Prayut to remain in office and complete national reforms before a new election is held, Sompas said. However, he added that the finding was based on opinions from 87 people who gave their answers between last Monday and Wednesday.

The government started accepting answers from the public last Monday.

As of last Friday, a total of 88,390 people had given their responses at the Damrong Tham government complaint centres all over the country, according to the Interior Ministry, which is collecting the feedback to be submitted to the PM.

Khon Kaen saw the highest number of respondents during the first five days, with 9,582, followed by Sakon Nakhon (5,676) and Ubon Ratchathani (3,213) – all of them provinces in the Northeast of the country.

Samut Sakhon saw the lowest number of respondents, with only 43, followed by Nakhon Nayok (107), and Ang Thong (119) – all of them in the Central region.

Results of the Suan Dusit Poll released yesterday showed that 15.92 per cent said they would respond to the questions because they wanted to take part in sharing opinions that would be helpful to the country as well as cooperate with the government.

Responding to the first question on whether the next election would bring a government with good governance, 54.73 per cent said “no” while 45.27 per cent said “yes”.

To the question “If not, how to proceed?” 64.68 per cent said it should be dealt with by the political mechanism or they should wait until the next election.

Some 62 per cent said everything should follow the Constitution and rely on strict checks and balances system while 37.20 per cent wanted the voice of the majority to be respected.

To the third question that posed if it was right to rely on election as part of a democratic regime without considering the future of the country, nearly 56 per cent said it was right while some 44 per cent said no.

To the last question asking what should be done if bad politicians caused more trouble after an election, almost three-quarters of the respondents said they should not be allowed in the next election. Some 41 per cent said they should not be allowed, but if they were, they should be dealt with by the law and justice system; 27.34 per cent said they should be given a second chance as they might have improved.