Czechs only half as interested in politics as they were ten years ago

Czech’s interest in politics has reportedly declined considerably over the last 18 years, according to a study published on Friday by sociologists from Brno’s Masaryk University and the agency SC&C. The study suggests that while 80% of people followed politics daily or several times a week ten years ago, only half that number do so today. The declining interest in politics is moreover shared across age groups and education levels. While the vast majority of people rate democracy as at least a “relatively good” way of running the country, that number dropped from 92% in 1999 to 80% in 2008. The poll was conducted among 2,000 people in the years 1991, 1999, and 2008.