The evolution of the party systems of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic after the disintegration of Czechoslovakia. Comparative analysis Cover Image

The evolution of the party systems of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic after the disintegration of Czechoslovakia. Comparative analysis
The evolution of the party systems of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic after the disintegration of Czechoslovakia. Comparative analysis

Author(s): Krzysztof Koźbiał
Subject(s): Politics, Sociology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Czech Republic; Slovakia; party system; desintegration of Czechoslovakia

Summary/Abstract: After the breaking the monopoly of the Communist Party’s a formation of two independent systems - the Czech and Slovakian - has began in this still joint country.The specificity of the party scene in the Czech Republic is reflected by the strength of the Communist Party. The specificity in Slovakia is support for extreme parties, especially among the youngest voters. In Slovakia a multi-party system has been established with one dominant party (HZDS, Smer later). In the Czech Republic former two-block system (1996-2013) was undergone fragmentation after the election in 2013.Comparing the party systems of the two countries one should emphasize the roles played by the leaders of the different groups, in Slovakia shows clearly distinguishing features, as both V. Meciar and R. Fico, in Czech Republic only V. Klaus.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 119-130
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English
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