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72 Percent Thais Lose faith in Government: Poll

More than 72 percent of Thai people have lost confidence in the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra after a series of corruption scandals, the Businessday website reported Tuesday.


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More than 72 percent of Thai people have lost confidence in the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra after a series of corruption scandals, the Businessday website reported Tuesday.

According to an opinion poll conducted by the Assumption University polling unit on Nov. 26-30, 1,551 people aged over 18 years and living in Bangkok were asked their feelings about the series of scandals relating to politicians.

Seventy-five percent of those surveyed wanted the government to take swift action to bring those politicians who have transgressed to justice. But 65 percent said they doubt whether anything will be done against guilty influential figures.

Moreover, 85 percent of the people interviewed believed that there were more scandals involving politicians that have yet to be uncovered.

The report said the statistics made gloomy for anyone concerned about cleaning up Thailand's political scene as more than 60 percent believe that powerful politicians were involved in eight major scandals that have come to light recently.

The survey cited greed as the main cause of corruption, followed by a feeling of superiority that power brings, legal gaps and the wish to recover huge spending on elections.


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