Political

Four out of ten czech citizens assume EU membership of the Czech Republic to be good thing. Almost same number of respondents are not sure, whether EU membership of the Czech Republic is a good thing or not.

Only 10 % of czech citizens suppose membership of Czech Republic in European Union to be wrong thing.

Almost a half of czech citizens feel themselves at least sometimes members of EU, on contrary 4 out of 10 never feel members of EU.

In May survey CVVM focused widely on a topic – Membership of Czech Republic in European Union. Almost two thirds of czech citizens (64%) expressed their satisfaction that Czech Republic became a member of European Union. On Contrary there is a fifth of citizens (22%) , who are dissatisfied with it.As members of EU the czech citizens praise mostly travelling to other states, that are members of EU.

In May CVVM interrogated czech citizens about whether they confide in the selected politicians. This time the submitted list included the names of 26 politicians, who are members of government, president,chairmen of Chamber of Deputies and Senate. representatives of the parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies, chairmen of Parties represented in Parliament and euro-commissioner Špidla. Minister Pavel Dostál and president Václav Klaus are found most trustworthy out of our top politicians.

In May 2005 CVVM started a survey among responts, how they trust in constitutional institutions.

President Vaclav Klaus is still supposed to be the most trustworthy constitutional institution.According to citizens the end of governmental crisis helped to both government and constitutional institutions, first of all it helped to both Chambers of czech Parliament. In present almost a third of respondents confide in government (32%), which mean it has risen for 18 % points in comparism to previous month.

All respondents having the right to vote were asked an open question (i.e. without a list of political parties being used) investigating which party they would vote for if an election to the Chamber of Deputies took place the following week. The structure of the answers given is summarised in the table (in %).

The question ‘Imagine that an election to the Chamber of Deputies is held next week.

This press release presents the other part of acquired results, which relate to the topic – position of president in political systém of Czech Republic.

Survey was devoted to opinions of czech public about every single constitutional presidental competence. The search was focused on what are public opinions about position of president to government, his status to appoinment of government , president’s right to dissolve Chamber of Deputies, right to call an election, right to veto and its existence, status of president to appointment of Constitutional Court judges and position of president in Foreign politics field of our country.

In the April survey, CVVM extensively treated questions concerning opinions of citizens opinions about a position of the president in political system of Czech Republic.

This press information presents first part of gained results(including previous surveys)

First of all we interrogated all the respondents about which electoral method is, according to their point of view, the most suitable for the Czech Republic.

In April survey 2005 CVVM was concerned also on attitudes of czech citizens to European Union and on public opinions about agreement on EU constitution. Two fifths of citizens share undecided attitudes to membership of Czech Republic in EU. 30% of citizens are satisfied with Czech EU membership , on the other side 18 % of citizens are dissatisfied with it. More than a half of respondents admitted that they are not informed about content of European Constitution at all.

Highest level of trust, out of all constitutional institutions, enjoys president Václav Klaus,

though trust in him, expressed by citizens, is on the wane. 67% of respondents expressed their trust in the president. Contemporary government crisis shook with citizens’trust to government, but it shook with confidence in constitutional institutions as well and first of all with confidence in both Chambers of Parliament.

All respondents having the right to vote were asked an open question (i.e. without a list of political parties being used) investigating which party they would vote for if an election to the Chamber of Deputies took place the following week. The structure of the answers given is summarised in the table (in %).

The question ‘Imagine that an election to the Chamber of Deputies is held next week.