Record high number of Czechs satisfied with democracy – poll
Some 41 percent of Czechs are dissatisfied with democracy, which is the lowest ever figure. An absolute majority of the satisfied was only registered once in the past. It was four years ago.
The attitudes reflect the satisfaction with the current political situation that was developing similarly between last October and this February, the pollsters said.
Satisfaction with democracy falls along with growing age and increases along with rising living standards.
Students, business- and tradespeople, and Praguers tend to be more satisfied than the rest.
The unemployed, pensioners and leftist voters tend to be dissatisfied.
One half of Czechs are of the view that democracy is better than any other way of governance. An authoritarian rule is preferred by 24 percent of Czechs, while another 21 percent said it did not matter whether the country has a democratic or undemocratic constitution.
Democracy is most often defended by people with higher education, the young, Praguers and those calling their living standards good.
The group that is indifferent to the existing regime mostly includes people with elementary education, pensioners, the unemployed and people from the Liberec Region.
Some 48 percent of Czechs agree with the view that there is a fair and equal treatment of people in the Czech Republic.
However, roughly the same proportion (47 percent) believe that these principles are not applied in the Czech Republic. The proportion of the latter fell in the past period.
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Record high number of Czechs satisfied with democracy - poll