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The unseen crisis: Substantive political representation and over-indebtedness in the Czech Republic

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|Oct 2025

Figures & Tables

Chart 1

Expected vs actual ranking of substantive representation by party.
Expected vs actual ranking of substantive representation by party.

Chart 2

Variance between a party’s actual and expected representation.
Variance between a party’s actual and expected representation.

Czech political parties – RILE index_

KSČMČSSDSPDSTANKDU-ČSLPiratesANOODSTOP 09
−36.6−33.3−25.8−23.6−21.3−19.6−12.6+3.2+3.8

Political parties in representing debt-enforcement citizens_

AmendmentKSČMČSSDSPDSTANKDU-ČSLPiratesANOODSTOP 09
Am. 13660+++
Am. 132600++0
Am. 1376++++++
Am. 13270+0+++++0
Am. 54660++0++00+
Am. 73660++++0
Am. 4518++++++00
Total score150637−1−4−1

Number of seats in Chamber of Deputies_

PartyNumber of seatsDescription
ANO78Action of Dissatisfied Citizens
ODS25Civic Democratic Party
Pirates22Czech Pirate Party
SPD22Freedom and Direct Democracy
KSČM15Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
ČSSD15Czech Social Democratic Party
KDU-ČSL10Christian Democratic Party
TOP 097Tradition Responsibility Prosperity
STAN6Mayors and Independents
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acpo-2025-0008 | Journal eISSN: 1803-8220 | Journal ISSN: 1804-1302
Language: English
Page range: 48 - 60
Submitted on: Nov 29, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 1, 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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