December poll shows opposition ANO party strongly in the lead
The opposition ANO party would presently win general elections with a strong lead of 30.8 percent of the votes, according to the outcome of a December poll conducted by the STEM agency. The ruling Civic Democrats would come second with 13.9 percent of the vote,the Freedom and Direct Democracy Party would come third with 12.4 percent and the Pirate Party would be in fourth place with 9.4 percent. The Christian Democrats and TOP 09, which are in the ruling coalition, would not pass the 5 percent threshold needed to win seats in the lower house.