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.
The public views the future of themselves and their loved ones mostly with optimism (70%), and the future of Czech society, Europe and humankind in general mostly with pessimism (60-70% of respondents).
Of the statements about democracy, 60% of respondents said that "democracy is better than any other form of government", 20% said "under certain circumstances, an authoritarian government might be better" and 15% said "it doesn't matter to people like me".
For all of the above questions, there was a statistically significant effect of education, age, and household material conditions on respondents' opinions.
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