Czechs show high confidence in security institutions

A survey carried out by the STEM polling agency suggests that the Czech military remains the most trusted security institution in the country, although confidence in it has fallen seven percentage points from 69% last year. The police, meanwhile, have gain trust somewhat, up four points to 56%. Of international security institutions, Czechs have the highest trust in Interpol (75%) and NATO (58%). The opinions of NATO were influenced by political stands of those polled, with lower confidence among Social Democrat and Communist voters. These differences were less marked in Interpol and the military, and hardly applied to the police, STEM said.