Election, parties

In november 2008 CVVM investigated how people voted in elections to the regional councils. This year more people came to vote because of their dissatisfaction compared to the elections to the Chamber of deputies in 2006 (10 % of informants in 2006 compared to 20 % in 2008). Two thirds of disatisfied voters voted for Czech Social Democratic Party and contributed to its victory in the elections.

In November survey CVVM investigated how people trust to political Parties and whether they are willing to take part in elections to Chamber of Deputies. In the press release there are two different types of information : Party preference and a model of voting behaviour.

Party preferences give us information about public sympathy with political Parties in the group of citizens who have voting right and there is also included a part of citizens who will not take part in elections or they do not knot who to vote for.

In october 2008 CVVM investigated what are the most popular political ideologies among poeple in Czech republic. Most of informants have choosen social democracy (27 %), followed by liberal (17 %) and conservative (11 %) ideology. Another were ecological approach to politics (10 %), christian democracy (9 %), socialistic (6 %) and communistic (5 %) ideology.

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In October 2008 the CVVM regular survey focused on questions about reasons for joining political parties. Czechs should also evaluate, whether particular reasons are right or wrong when somebody wants to participate on public life. Afterwards, people were asked, whether they have thought about membership in some political party in the last ten years.

In september CVVM investigated how people trust to political parties. The most trustful party is currently Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD, 47 % "trust"). There is a significant gap between CSSD and other parties. The order is following: Green Party (SZ, 30 %), Civil Democratic Party (ODS 28 %) and Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM 28 %), Christian and Democratic Union–Czechoslovak People’s Party (KDU-CSL 23 %).

In October survey CVVM investigated how people trust to political Parties and whether they are willing to take part in elections to Chamber of Deputies. In the press release there are two different types of information : Party preference and a model of voting behaviour.

Party preferences give us information about public sympathy with political Parties in the group of citizens who have voting right and there is also included a part of citizens who will not take part in elections or they do not knot who to vote for.

On the elections to the regional councils

All respondents eligible to vote (except Prague citizens) were asked the following question: ‘The elections to the regional councils are going to be held in October. Will you participate?’ The question was answered yes by 54% of those surveyed, while 33% said no and 13% did not know.

Those polled who expressed willingness to participate in the elections were then asked the following open question (without a list of parties being used): ‘What political grouping or party are you going to vote for in the elections to your regional council?’ The answers indicate that most votes would be given to the Civil Democratic Party (ODS, 28,5%) and the Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD, 28,5%), followed by the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM, 16%) and the Christian and Democratic Union–Czechoslovak People’s Party (KDU-CSL, 8%) and the Green Party (SZ, 7%).

In September survey CVVM investigated how people trust to political Parties and whether they are willing to take part in elections to Chamber of Deputies. In the press release there are two different types of information : Party preference and a model of voting behaviour.

Party preferences give us information about public sympathy with political Parties in the group of citizens who have voting right and there is also included a part of citizens who will not take part in elections or they do not knot who to vote for.

In June survey CVVM investigated how people trust to political Parties and whether they are willing to take part in elections to Chamber of Deputies. In the press release there are two different types of information : Party preference and a model of voting behaviour.

Party preferences give us information about public sympathy with political Parties in the group of citizens who have voting right and there is also included a part of citizens who will not take part in elections or they do not knot who to vote for.

In May survey CVVM investigated how people trust to political Parties and whether they are willing to take part in elections to Chamber of Deputies. In the press release there are two different types of information : Party preference and a model of voting behaviour.

Party preferences give us information about public sympathy with political Parties in the group of citizens who have voting right and there is also included a part of citizens who will not take part in elections or they do not knot who to vote for.