The Rules and Practice of the Investiture Vote in the Czech Republic
The Rules and Practice of the Investiture Vote in the Czech Republic

Summary/Abstract: The Czech Republic, established in 1993 as one of the successors of the former Czechoslovakia, is a relatively young state. It of course also belongs to the group of post-communist countries, which had been under the dominance of communist party for 40 years , which prohibited any development of democratic instruments. On the other hand, unlike many other Central and Eastern European (CEE) states, it could have built on the experience with regime between World Wars, which was praised by numerous at that time (but contemporary as well!) experts as one of the most modern democratic political systems in Europe. €e positive example of the First Republic (1918–1938), together with the relatively advanced economy, were probably the main reasons that contributed to the successful transformation of the Czech Republic to a democratic state with a market economy. Surely there have been numerous glitches and drawbacks on the way, but generally speaking the journey was more straightforward than in the other countries of Central (not to say Eastern) Europe.

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