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Court case-law regarding elections
Záleský, David ; Antoš, Marek (advisor) ; Kudrna, Jan (referee)
This theses deals with analysis of cases that were held mainly before the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic with regard to the election process and political parties. It focuses mainly on the analysis of topics that are often criticised by small political parties as harmful to the free and fair election process. Specifically, these topics include election threshold, setting electoral districts, methods for allocating seats, subsidising political parties from the national budget, financial restrictions on candidacy, and access to media. The thesis briefly summarizes relevant theoretical premises, which is followed be presenting the bases of criticism of the specific institutes, and finally the courts' opinions are analysed as well. With each of the institute, the main goal of the theses is to show how the courts interpret them. Specifically, it focuses on finding a line between what courts still deem acceptable, and what is perceived by them as too damaging to the fair and free election process.
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Analysis of Bipolar Tendencies of the Party System in the Czech Republic Electoral Competition Focusing on the Situation of Smaller Parties in Parliament
Fröhlichová, Jana ; Lebeda, Tomáš (advisor) ; Mlejnek, Josef (referee)
FRÖHLICHOVÁ, Jana. Analysis of Bipolar Tendencies of the Party System in the Czech Republic Electoral Competition Focusing on the Situation of Smaller Parties in Parliament. Prague, 2011. 120 pp. Thesis. Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science. Thesis Supervisor Doc. PhDr. Tomáš Lebeda, Ph.D. Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze the multifactory aspect of the influence the modern election competitions impose on a party's structure. More specifically, it describes how the standing of small parties is affected during ongoing gradual bipolarization. There are two approaches to the research. First, the paper examines the effect the electoral mechanism on the party's system have in the Czech Republic focusing on the parliament elections to the Chamber of Deputies in years 2002-2010. The mechanical and psychological elements of the elections influencing the profits of small parliament parties are analyzed. Second, the thesis addresses other factors concerning the election competitions that affect the standing of small parliament parties. The election campaigns in the 21st century are being professionalized and there is bipolarization of the election competitions. The party's structure is not influenced merely by the election rules. Other factors like use...
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