Confidence in government hits all-time low

Confidence in the government has fallen steeply, with only 17 percent of Czechs trusting the cabinet of Prime Minister Petr Fiala, according to the outcome of a poll conducted by the Centre for Public Opinion Research (CVVM). The government now has the lowest trust rating among the country’s institutions. At this time last year it had a 30 percent trust rating. President Petr Pavel is trusted by 52 percent of Czechs, the Chamber of Deputies is trusted by 18 percent of Czechs and the Senate by 29 percent. Public trust in both chambers of Parliament has slid in the past year. According to the survey, 69 percent of respondents also expressed dissatisfaction with the political situation in Czechia in general.