Political

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.

Czech citizens are most satisfied with supply of goods and services.Majot part of people are satisfied with current state of czech culture. Almost a half of citizens are satisfied with relationships of Czech Republic to foreign states and czech environment.In other monitored areas dissatisfaction prevailed satisfaction. People are mostly dissatisfied with current state of corruption (83% dissatisfied),economic criminality (80%) and unemployment (76%) in Czech Republic.

In June survey CVVM found out that czech citizens mostly discuss about political topics with their family members and friends. Then respondents expressed their idea of influencies upon decisions of politicians. According to respondents bribes and corruption mainly influence decisions of politicians and lobbists influence them as well. The citizens are supposed to have the least influence upon decisions of politicians.

More than a third of czech citizens (36%) are satisfied with EU membership of the Czech Republic. A fifth of respondents are dissatisfied with it.The ambivalent opinions about satisfaction with membership of Czech Republic in European Union is shared by a 37% of czech citizens. 43% of czech public agree with existence of a united European Constitution. A third of public expressed their negative opinion about it.

The respondents often consider various aspects of economical development to be the most serious problems of Czech Republic and first of all is unemployment. The other area af problems consists of corruption, economic or general crime, and poor work of the police and courts in the enforcement of law. Essential part of respondents regarded various general or concrete problems from czech political area as most serious problems.

Between June and July 2005, Czech citizens expressed the highest level of trust to the president of the country, who enjoyed confidence of 72 % of czech citizens.

Citizen confidence in government has risen since last month. At present 37% citizens trust in czech government.Citizens suppose both Chambers of Parliamnet to be the least trustworthy constitutional institutions. As usual respondents confide deeply in local councils.

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.

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.