The Political System in the Czech Republic
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Political System in the Czech Republic
Original language description
Legislative power in the CR is invested in a bicameral Parliament, which is the sole and exclusive legislative body of the CR. The chambers have different system for electing members, and asymmetrical forms of political composition. In the Czech Republicthe key institution directly legitimized by elections is the Parliament, while the legitimacy of the executive is derived from that of Parliament. However, the organs of executive power play an important formal and informal political role. The Czech executive is dualistic; the President of the Republic is the head of state; alongside is the government headed by its Premier, who is answerable to the Parliament. Until 2013 the President has been elected by the Parliament at a joint meeting of the both chambers, for a term of five years, with a two-term limit. From 2013 there will be changed the mode of election and the president will be elected directly. The decisive role within the executive branch in the Czech is played by the governme
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
AD - Political sciences
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)
Others
Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Book/collection name
Political Systems of Visegrad Group Countries
ISBN
9788081054341
Number of pages of the result
29
Pages from-to
13-41
Number of pages of the book
154
Publisher name
University of SS Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Place of publication
Trnava, Lublin
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