Political

In September 2009 CVVM investigated what are the most popular political ideologies among poeple in Czech republic. Most of informants have choosen social democracy (23 %), followed by liberal (19 %) and conservative (14 %) ideology. Another were ecological approach to politics (9 %), christian democracy (7 %), communistic (7 %) and socialistic (5 %) ideology.

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CVVM, Institute of Sociology AS CR, vv.v.i, in its September survey has included a large block of questions in connection with the twenty years anniversary of the transition to a democratic system mapped views on events of 1989.

In its regular survey in September 2009, CVVM focused on the subject of comparison of present situation and the situation before November 1989. Respondents compared then and present situation in general as well as in some particular aspects of life, in this case from their personal experience. The information consists also a comparison of new data with previous results.

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In October 2009 CVVM investigated on public attitudes towards former communist regime. Only 15 % of respondents consider former communist regime to be good and on the contrary 80 % of respondents is against hypothetical return of communism in the Czech Republic.

In September survey Public Opinion Research Centre focused on the theme of so-called settlement with communist past. It examined attitudes of Czech public to post-communist lustrations, restitutions of property, coupon privatization and deregulation of prices after 1989.

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...

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.

In September 2009 CVVM investigated on the issue of extremism in politics. Respondents should name up to two political parties which are according to their opinion supposed to be extremist.

Majority named ultra-right wing parties and subjects as an extremist ones and only 10 % of respondents mentioned left wing Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM). So the percentage of respondents who mentioned KSCM dropped radically from 25 % in March 1999 to current 10 %.

Confidence in constitutional institutions and satisfaction with political situation in September 2009

In September 2009 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 Chambers of Parliament, Government, President, Local and Regional Councils.

As a part of the CVVM surveys there is a question about public satisfaction with current political situation in the Czech Republic.

CVVM, Institute of Sociology AS CR, v.v.i. in its September survey classified the block of questions, mapping views of respondents to KSČM. Some of the questions have been asked repeatedly - first introduced into the investigation included ten years ago.