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In December 2017 within the regular survey CVVM SOÚ AV ČR, v.v.i., questioned respondents about their confidence in constitutional institutions. In this month there was a question about their trust to the Chambers of Parliament, the President, and Local and Regional Councils.

In its December survey, CVVM focused on the upcoming elections of the President.

In a survey conducted by Public Opinion Research Centre in December 2017, we investigated how people trust to political Parties and whether they are willing to take part in elections to the Chamber of Deputies. In the press release there are two different types of information: the likely voter model and the party preferences.

In October 2017 Public Opinion Research Centre included a block of questions connected to decision making process based on ordinary people or experts. Next questions focused on confidence to specific groups of people who comment on public issues in the Czech Republic.

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In October 2017 Public Opinion Research Centre included a block of questions connected to accepting refugees from countries affected by military conflicts. Questions focused mainly on opinion towards accepting refugees from concrete regions (Ukraine, Middle East and North Africa), concern with the current situation around refugees and perception of the situation as a security threat. Press release shows also the comparison with public opinion in Poland and Slovakia.

Next year, it will be 25 years since the split of Czechoslovakia into two independent republics. On the occasion of this anniversary, Public Opinion Research Centre and Institute for Public Affairs in Bratislava in cooperation with Focus agency investigated public opinion regarding the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and the creation of the independent states.

In October survey CVVM investigated how sympathetic or unsympathetic are some selected countries to the Czech public. In this survey 27 countries were selected.

The most sympathetic country among them according to Czech citizens is Slovakia followed by Sweden, Austria, Norway, Great Britain, France and Italy.

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In October 2017 as a part of Public Opinion Research Centre's survey there was a question investigating citizens' trust to some social institutions.

In September survey the Public Opinion Research Centre focused on the conflict in Syria. The survey examined how Czech public is interested in the development of conflict i Syria, how Czech citizens evaluate roles of different participants in the conflict and in attempts of its solution, and what they think of some possibilities of the Czech Republic to participate in the process of resolving the situation in Syria.

In its October survey, CVVM focused on the upcoming elections of the President.