Partie etniczne w Republice Czeskiej
Ethnic parties in the Czech Republic

Summary/Abstract: While analyzing the Czech politics, especially the party system after the collapse of the communist system, we notice a conspicuous presence of ethnic parties. In the political landscape, we have Moravian parties which highlight the political significance of the north-eastern region of the Czech Republic as well as a multiethnic party called Coexistentia. Parties of the Roma minority can also be included in this category. Popular support for ethnic groupings and their political role were much more pronounced in the early 1990s, which was linked with an increase in tensions in the society caused by the effects of political and economic transformation. This article examines the practical functioning of these parties as well as indicates the reasons for their appearance and for the withdrawal of the ethnic issue from this plane of representation. It also contains general theoretical assumptions concerning the cleavages and ethnic parties.

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