March's survey of CVVM made an inquiry into the attitudes of citizens towards the constitutional competencies of the president. Questions in the survey concerned the range of presidential competencies in general and also with regard to several particular competencies such as granting of amnesty or stopping a lawsuit, dismissing the Chamber of Deputies and refusing the law passed by the parliament. Two questions asked about the role of president in appointing the Board of the Czech National Bank and in appointing the judges of the Constitutional Court. According to the survey, 23 % of respondents would leave the decision about the granting of amnesty or the stopping of a lawsuit to the president alone, what is 21 percentage points less than in January 2012.

March's survey of CVVM asked questions regarding the attitudes towards the office of president of the Czech Republic. Questions focused on the mechanism of presidential election, the personal profile of suitable presidential candidate, his or her relations to the government and government appointment, on the position of president in the foreign policy and on the problems president should pay attention in his or her office. According to the survey, 73 % of respondents support direct presidential election, what is 12 percentage points more than in January 2012.

In January 2013 CVVM investigated, how Czech citizens evaluate material living conditions of their households and economic situation in the Czech Republic. About the same time comparable surveys on this theme were carried out also in Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.

In February, the Public Opinion Research Centre examined views on the involvement of citizens in decision-making processes. People would like to make decisions primarily on important local issues. This view is supported by 84% of citizens. On the other hand, decisions on important laws and international treaties should do politicians. This view is supported by 62 % in the case of laws and 75 % in the case of international treaties.

According to the March survey of CVVM, 64% of people evaluate the current economic situation in the Czech Republic as bad, 27% view it as neither good nor bad and 8% consider it to be good.

In February 2013 CVVM investigated how people evaluate their possibilities to influence political decision-making and public affairs.

As a part of March CVVM survey there was a question investigating citizens' trust to Courts, Police, Army, Media, Labour Unions, Churches, Banks and NGOs. The press information covers also a longterm development of trust to these public institutions.

In March 2013 within the regular survey CVVM SOÚ AV ČR, v.v.i., questioned respondents about their confidence in constitutional institutions. In this month there was a question about their trust to Chambers of Parliament, Government, Local and Regional Councils.

As a part of February survey there were some questions focused on interest of Czech citizens in political events in the country as well as in the world and on possibilities to influence changes in laws.

In February survey, CVVM focused on evaluation of Petr Nečas' government.