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

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

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|Oct 2025

Figures & Tables

Table 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

Source: https://www.volby.cz/app/ps2021/cs/results.

Table 2

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

Source: https://www.volby.cz/app/ps2021/cs/results.

Table 3

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

Source: Vote on Amendment n. 1326. (2018). Psp.cz. https://www.psp.cz/sqw/hlasy.sqw?g=68373&l=cz. Vote on Amendment n. 1327. (2018). Psp.cz. https://www.psp.cz/sqw/hlasy.sqw?g=68381. Vote on Amendment n 1366. (2018). Psp.cz. https://www.psp.cz/sqw/hlasy.sqw?g=68376&l=cz. Vote on Amendment n. 1376. (2018). Psp.cz. https://www.psp.cz/sqw/hlasy.sqw?g=68375&l=cz. Vote on Amendment n. 4518. (2021). Psp.cz. https://www.psp.cz/sqw/hlasy.sqw?g=75971&l=cz. Vote on Amendment n. 5466. (2021). Psp.cz. https://www.psp.cz/sqw/hlasy.sqw?g=75991&l=cz. Vote on Amendment n. 7366. (2021). Psp.cz. https://www.psp.cz/sqw/hlasy.sqw?g=75985.

Chart 1

Expected vs actual ranking of substantive representation by party.

Source: Author s contribution.

Chart 2

Variance between a party’s actual and expected representation.

Source: Author s contribution.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acpo-2025-0008 | Journal eISSN: 1803-8220 (formerly 1804-8220) | 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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