One in four Czechs favour “strong leader”, survey indicates

Nearly a quarter of Czechs would favour a “strong leader”, suggests a study conducted by the think tank Globsec in 10 Central and Eastern European states cited by the news site iDnes.cz. Some 24 percent of Czech respondents agreed that they would prefer a strong and decisive leader who would not need to take into account parliament or elections.

Sixty percent said they were in favour of a multi-party system, while 16 percent said they were unable to decide between liberal democracy and a strong leader.