CVVM: President Pavel tops trust rankings, Turek seen as least trusted

President Petr Pavel is the most trusted politician in the Czech Republic, with 62 percent of people expressing confidence in him, according to a new survey by the Public Opinion Research Centre, CVVM, published on Thursday. He is followed by Health Minister Adam Vojtěch with 50 percent and Industry Minister Karel Havlíček with 44 percent.

At the other end of the ranking is government commissioner for climate policy and the Green Deal Filip Turek, who is distrusted by 70 percent of respondents. Two-thirds said they do not trust lower house speaker Tomio Okamura, and six in ten expressed distrust in Foreign Minister Petr Macinka.

The survey was conducted between January 23 and February 3 among 1,725 respondents aged 15 and over.