The survey questioned 2,673 residents of Bangkok and nearby provinces between Friday and Sunday on the aftermath of the Tribunal's rulings on the electoral fraud cases against the Thai Rak Thai and Democrat parties.

According to the poll results released yesterday, almost half (49.46 per cent) of respondents said they believed the Thai Rak Thai's dissolution and the ban on its party executives would create political chaos. About a quarter, 26.71 per cent, said the turmoil would be due to the demonstrations to oust the junta organised by banned satellite broadcaster PTV, while 11.60 per cent said political violence could be sparked by rumours of another coup and attempts to remove the prime minister. The rest said any chaos would be due to politicians attacking each other in the media.

The poll also surveyed people about political events that would make them afraid. It found that 34.72 per cent of those surveyed said they feared clashes between supporters and opponents of the government, while 34.57 per cent said they were concerned about another coup.

About 15 per cent said their main concern was that the general election would not be held this year, while the rest said they were most concerned about the economy worsening.

Abac Poll also released the results of a survey yesterday that found that more than 60 per cent of respondents believed the behaviour of politicians would not change following the electoral-fraud verdicts, while only 8.7 per cent thought it would improve. Nearly 16 per cent said they thought it would get worse. The rest offered no opinion. The results were from a survey of 3,189 people in 15 provinces from Thursday to Saturday.