The young Czech democracy suffers from a lack of political maturity

• The leading coalitions are not able to rule the country due to a too large number of Parties.
• Demagogue politicians are elected on the basis of their unrealistic pledges
• Political scandals and corruption affect all parties.

The instability of the Czech political scene

The Czech Republic counts many political parties, of which none dominates the others durably

A political instability since the end of the hegemony of the ODS

 

Main office holders

President - Miloš Zeman - Party of Civic Rights - 8 March 2013

Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka - Social Democratic Party - 29 January 2014

 

 Summary of the 25 – 26 October 2013 Czech Chamber of Deputies election results

Party			Ideology	Votes	%	Seats	Change
	Czech Social Democratic Party		Social democracy	1,016,829	20.45	50	−6
	ANO 2011		Centrism	927,240	18.65	47	*
	Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia		Communism	741,044	14.91	33	+7
	TOP 09		Liberal conservatism	596,357	11.99	26	-15
	Civic Democratic Party		Conservatism	384,174	7.72	16	−37
	Dawn of Direct Democracy		Right-wing populism	342,339	6.88	14	*
	Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party		Christian democracy	336,970	6.78	14	+14
	Green Party		Green liberalism	159,025	3.19	0	0
	Others			466,006	9.37	0	—
Total (turnout 59.48%)				4,969,984	100.00	200	–
* Did not stand in previous election
Source: Czech Statistical Office

 

Election of the President of the Czech Republic held on 11 – 12 January 2013

 

Candidate		Nominating party	Party membership	1st round		2nd round
number	surname, first name, degrees			votes cast	%	votes cast	%
1	Roithova Zuzana MUDr. MBA	Obcan	KDU-CSL	255 045	4,95	X	X
2	Fischer Jan Ing. CSc.	Obcan	BEZPP	841 437	16,35	X	X
3	Bobosikova Jana Ing.	Obcan	SBB	123 171	2,39	X	X
4	Fischerova Tatana	Obcan	KH	166 211	3,23	X	X
5	Sobotka Premysl MUDr.	Poslanci	ODS	126 846	2,46	X	X
*6	Zeman Milos Ing.	Obcan	SPOZ	1 245 848	24,21	2 717 405	54,80
7	Franz Vladimir Prof. JUDr.	Obcan	BEZPP	351 916	6,84	X	X
8	Dienstbier Jiri	Senatori	CSSD	829 297	16,12	X	X
+9	Schwarzenberg Karel	Poslanci	TOP 09	1 204 195	23,40	2 241 171	45,19

 

 

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