An opinion survey conducted by the Super Poll Research Centre reveals that before the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) came to power the people were fed up with the past elected governments because they were plagued with corruption. The poll was conducted between Sept 10-23 on 1,194 people of various occupations to find out why they rejected the past elected governments. Asked who they think were to blame for the past coups, 72.5 blamed it on politicians; 54.9% on political groupings; 50.3% on movements of radicals with intent to cause division; and, 36.5% on government officials who did not stay neutral. Also to blame were capital groups, mass media, political canvassers and academics, they said. Asked whether they supported the past coups, only 4.7% said they did, unconditionally; 58.5% said they did, under certain conditions; and, 36.8% said they were totally against the coups.

Source: Bangkok Post September 24, 2017 03:33 UTC