More than half of Czechs feel they have a voice in local decision-making

Around 60 percent of Czechs feel that they can influence developments and the solution of problems in their town or city and get their voice heard, according to the outcome of a CVVM poll. When it comes to problems at the national level, however, more than three-quarters of Czechs believe that they are powerless to influence developments.

As regards freedom of speech, 44 percent of people surveyed described the present state of affairs as good, 33 percent had no opinion on the matter, and only 22 percent of respondents consider it bad. Over 50 percent of people said they have to be careful what they say in public to avoid getting into trouble with the police, their employer or people on social media.