Thairath poll reveals survey results ahead of the 69th election, reflecting Thairath Online readers' full support for the “People's Party” to form a single-party government, clearly indicating a demand for decisiveness to solve the tough issue of “livelihoods.”
Thairath poll presents survey results from Thairath Online readers on the topic “Dream government formation and the political formula you wish to see” The results show that Thai people overwhelmingly support the “People's Party forming a single-party government,” gaining popularity at 42.90%, more than twice the support for the second place, a national unity government formula.
If Thai politics were a chessboard, this latest Thairath poll under the theme “Dream government formation” signals what the players on this board are thinking.
With 55,505 respondents answering on “Dream government formation and the political formula you want to see,” the numbers reveal a significant shift, reflecting public fatigue with the old political equations and a search for “decisiveness” to seriously tackle the “livelihood crisis” in the upcoming election on 8 February 2026.
The poll clearly shows that the era of “dividing the cake” may be ending, as over 42.90% of the public support the formula of the “People's Party forming a single-party government,” nearly three times the support for the second place, the “national unity government” at 17.08%.
This figure reflects a “weariness” with the coalition government system, which involves negotiating interests that affect stability and policy implementation.
Meanwhile, the cross-bloc coalition formula “Bhumjaithai + Democrat” ranks third at 11.29%, and the “Pheu Thai party forming a single-party government” ranks fourth with 9.27%.
The combination of “People's Party + Pheu Thai” at fifth place and “Bhumjaithai forming a single-party government” at sixth with 8.67% and 4.91%, respectively, indicates that political momentum is significantly swinging toward new power centers.
The popularity revealed by this Thairath Online poll aligns clearly with online statistics collected by Wisesight (Thailand) Co., Ltd. via the Zocial Eye tool (data collected from 22 Dec 2025 to 11 Jan 2026), showing political discussions on social media reached 158,459,229 engagements from 519,165 posts.
Breaking down by platform, Facebook remains the main space for political news dissemination with 65.07% (336,414 posts), generating about 71 million engagements. TikTok rises to second place with 10.57% (54,666 posts) but achieves over 62 million engagements, nearly matching Facebook despite having six times fewer posts, reflecting how short video content rapidly reaches today's users. YouTube ranks third with 10.41% (53,809 posts) generating 4 million engagements.
Regarding party popularity, the “People's Party” creates a phenomenon by occupying nearly half the online media space, garnering over 70 million engagements. What makes the party stand out digitally is its questioning of the old structure, such as MP Ice-Rakchanok Srinok's viral TikTok phrase “Why do we have the military?” Despite campaign challenges, like Theng Nattapong being chased away by vendors in Khon Kaen over his stance on Section 112 (with over 230,000 engagements), or MP Ice confronting people at Tonsak market, the People's Party is building credibility by unveiling a professional team, including Associate Professor Dr. Munin Pongsapan as the prospective Minister of Justice, receiving over 110,000 engagements, while Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit's speeches also garnered over 110,000 engagements.
When asked about who will lead or be prime minister in 2026, the poll aligns with party popularity, with Nattapong Ruangpanyawut of the People's Party trusted the most by a wide margin at 45.27%, followed by Peerapun Saleerutwipak, a conservative representative, surprisingly rising to second place at 14.57%.
Yotsanan Wongsawat takes third place at 13.77%, surpassing current Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul who ranks fourth at 10.40%, and Abhisit Vejjajiva in fifth place at 5.28%. These figures indicate that “new generation leaders” remain the majority's choice, while established politicians see declining popularity.
Still, 4.99% remain undecided and plan to decide after watching the second Thairath debate, with 2.54% undecided for other reasons.
Although political issues regarding structure and constitution are hot in the media, the “truth in the hearts of the people” is survival. The Thairath poll reveals that the most important condition the public wants from the new government is to “solve livelihood and economic problems, such as digital currency, wages, and cost of living reduction,” at 61.17%.
This far surpasses second place, “constitutional amendment,” at 22.17%, nearly three times more, and “betrayal/cross-bloc cooperation” at 9.29% in third place, by several multiples.
Other policies such as decentralization and gubernatorial elections nationwide (3.20%), welfare covering from pregnancy to end-of-life care (2.91%), and political prisoner amnesty (1.27%) rank fourth to sixth, still attracting interest and remaining key conditions in the 2026 election for the public.
Delving into demographics, among those who provided data, the most significant voices come from late working-age adults 46-59 years old (29.20%), followed by seniors 60 and over (24.76%) and ages 26-35 (16.52%), collectively more than half the respondents. Meanwhile, those aged 36-45 represent 16.28%, and 18-25 years old 13.24%.
Most respondents live in “Bangkok and metropolitan areas” at 44.28%, followed by central region 18.01%, northeastern 16.48%, northern 12.08%, and southern 9.15%.
This Thairath poll clearly shows that Thais in 2026 do not just want “anyone” to form a government; they desire stability, fresh leadership, and clear, targeted solutions.