Political

In the spring survey the Public Opinion Research Centre gave all respondents a question that at eleven-point scale measures the left-right political orientation: "In politics, people sometimes talk about right and left. Where would you place yourself ranked on this scale?"

The Czech public mainly favorably evaluates the possibility to express themselves openly about problems and shortcomings in society, the possibility to influence the solution of local problems and the possibility to achieve their legitimate demands. The majority is skeptical about the possibility of influencing the solution of problems at the national level.

Part of Public Opinion Research Centre survey in April and May were several questions concerning respondents' opinions on the functioning of democracy in the Czech Republic and non-democratic alternatives of political system.

More than half (55%) of respondents expressed satisfaction with the way democracy works in the Czech Republic, while more than two-fifths (43%) rated the functioning of democracy in our country critically.

The CVVM has included a set of questions on social and family policy in its regular Our Society survey, which will be conducted between March and May 2024. Respondents evaluated the government's overall approach to the social situation of families with children and commented on specific measures related to family policy.

In April and May survey, the Public Opinion Research Centre focused on evaluation of Petr Fiala's government.

In the period from the mid of March to the beginning of June 2024 within the regular survey the Public Opinion Research Centre questioned respondents about their confidence in constitutional institutions. In this survey there was a question about their trust to the President, both Chambers of Parliament, the Government, and Local and Regional Councils.

In February 2024 the Public Opinion Research Centre included into its regular survey some questions focused on what is happening in the Middle East, respectively, in Israel and Palestine.

During the period from the end of January to the first third of March 2024, the Centre for Public Opinion Research asked a set of questions about the attitudes of the Czech public towards accepting refugees from Ukraine. Specifically, the respondents expressed their attitudes towards the admission of Ukrainian refugees with regard to the possibility of their permanent settlement in the Czech Republic and their opinions on whether or not Ukrainian refugees are successfully integrated into our society and in what kind of contact they have with refugees from Ukraine. The survey also included a mapping of interest in current issues surrounding this situation.

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In a survey conducted from the end of January to the first third of March 2024, the Center for Public Opinion Research asked a set of questions about the conflict in Ukraine. The research sought to find out whether people are interested in the development of the situation in Ukraine and whether they consider it to be a security threat to the Czech Republic, Europe and world peace, how citizens feel about the government's actions in support of Ukraine and how they assess possible measures by the international community.

In the period from the end of January to the end of the first third of March 2024 the Public Opinion Research Centre investigated whether respondents trust to top politicians. In a survey there were included names of leaders of parties holding seats in the Chamber of Deputies, members of government, heads of both parliament chambers, and the president.