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Spatial polarization of Czech Parliamentary voting since 1992: The “V” shaped trend uncovered Cover

Spatial polarization of Czech Parliamentary voting since 1992: The “V” shaped trend uncovered

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|Oct 2025

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Table 1

Overview of party classifications used in the analysis.

Classification labelOverall number of groupsList of groups
Party families6Fiscally-conservative parties; social-democratic parties; Christian-democratic parties; communist parties; other parties; non-voters
Left-wing/Right-wing4Left-wing parties; Right-wing parties; other parties; non-voters
Government/Opposition4Government parties; Opposition parties; Non-parliamentary parties; non-voters

Source: Authors based on the literature presented in Supplementary Appendix 1.

Figure 1

Spatial polarization of voting in Czechia: Comparison of statistical indices on the level of electoral districts.

Source: Authors based on their own calculation; data: ČSÚ (2024).

Figure 2

Spatial polarization of voting in Czechia: Comparison of Information theory index results across geographical scales.

Source: Authors based on their own calculation; data: ČSÚ (2024).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acpo-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1803-8220 (formerly 1804-8220) | Journal ISSN: 1804-1302
Language: English
Page range: 36 - 47
Submitted on: Dec 25, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 5, 2025
Published on: Oct 3, 2025
Published by: Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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