Political

The Czech public overwhelmingly (89%) agrees that the sovereignty of the state must be defended at all costs. Despite this, almost two-thirds (63%) of respondents doubt the Czech Republic's ability to defend itself if something were to happen. Just under half (47%) of respondents do not consider the defence of the Czech Republic to be essential because we are a small country whose fate is equally in the hands of the superpowers, but a comparable proportion of citizens think the opposite. Two-fifths of respondents (40%) think that our army is on a comparable level with the armies of Western countries, but a comparable proportion thinks that defence spending is just an unnecessary burden on the budget (39%). For these two statements, disagreement outweighs agreement, and is expressed by about half of the respondents.
Almost two-fifths (39%) of respondents are "definitely satisfied" with the Czech Republic's membership in NATO, and another almost two-fifths (37%) are "somewhat satisfied". Approximately one-seventh (13%) of respondents said they were dissatisfied with the fact that the Czech Republic is a NATO member.

The evaluation of the current situation in the world in terms of international relations (55% of responses rather+very bad), economy (44%), security (54%), conflict resolution (71%) or dealing with global environmental problems (53%) is mostly negative.
More than three-quarters of respondents (76%) said they felt some concern. Concerns about war are the most common: 38% of respondents ranked it first. Russia is perceived as a real security threat by respondents (63% of all answers). The USA (20%), China (19%) and Ukraine (7%) were next.

In a panel survey conducted in the second half of March 2025, The Public Opinion Research Centre included a block of questions related to the current political situation in the USA. Respondents were further asked to evaluate the performance of the current US President Donald Trump and his political advisor Elon Musk. We also examined how Czechs feel about the US foreign policy and how they perceive the Czech Republic's diplomatic relations with selected countries - whether they are an ally, a necessary partner, or an adversary for our republic.

In a survey conducted in the second half of March 2025, the Center for Public Opinion Research asked a set of questions about the conflict in Ukraine. The survey asked whether and to what extent the Czech public considers the situation in Ukraine to be a security threat to the Czech Republic, Europe and world peace, how the Czech public perceives the Czech government's actions towards Ukraine, which of the two scenarios for ending the conflict in Ukraine would be more acceptable from their point of view, and how they see possible measures by the international community.

The greatest satisfaction is with the offer of goods and services (seven out of ten respondents). In second place is the area of culture (six out of ten respondents), in third place is the transport service with a comparable result. The greatest dissatisfaction is with the level of corruption (65%), followed by the state of public finances (63%) and the political situation in the Czech Republic (63%).
For six areas surveyed, satisfaction exceeds dissatisfaction by more than 20 percentage points: supply of goods and services, culture, transport services, science and research, respect for human rights, and health care. On the other hand, for seven items dissatisfaction prevails by 20 or more percentage points over satisfaction: corruption, the state of public finances, the political situation in the Czech Republic, economic crime, the general mood in society, immigration, the functioning of the economy.

In the autumn of 2024, the CVVM SOÚ AV ČR conducted a survey on a set of questions concerning the interest of Czech citizens in politics and public life.
Less than half (47%) of the population declares an interest in politics in general, while less than a tenth (8%) are very interested in politics and 16% are not interested in politics at all.

In the autumn 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?"

Autumn 2024 survey focused on attitudes of Czechs to some representatives in international politics. Respondents were asked to express their confidence or non-confidence to some main figures of international policy and persons involved in recent important events as well as supreme representatives of Central European countries.

In a survey conducted from the mid of September to the end of November 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 a survey conducted between mid-September and the end of November 2024, the Centre for Public Opinion Research asked a set of questions about the Czech public's attitudes towards accepting refugees from Ukraine. Specifically, the respondents expressed their attitudes towards the reception 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 being integrated into our society. The survey also included a mapping of interest in current developments around this situation.