Mají politické strany na komunální úrovni v Ceské republice smysl?
Do Political Parties Make Sense on the Local Level in the Czech Republic?

Summary/Abstract: Political parties are an essential part of modern democracy as they act as the main intermediary between political institutions and citizens. It is in this function that they fulfil the ideal of representative democracy. One can distinguish between parties at various political levels: Apart from national parties, parties at the regional and municipal level are important too. This paper focuses on the meaning and importance of municipal political parties in the Czech Republic. It attempts to show that associations of independent candidates pose a serious challenge to political parties at the local level, though the political party is generally still the legally privileged form of political organisation.

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