Czech Republic: Country fact sheet

Political structure: Parliament consists of a 200-member Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of parliament) and an 81-member Senate (the upper house). Executive power is exercised by the prime minister, currently Mirek Topolanek. The president is Vaclav Klaus, who was re-elected by parliament to a...

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Published inEIU ViewsWire
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York The Economist Intelligence Unit N.A., Incorporated 26.06.2008
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Economic conditions
Economic indicators
Czech Republic
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Summary:Political structure: Parliament consists of a 200-member Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of parliament) and an 81-member Senate (the upper house). Executive power is exercised by the prime minister, currently Mirek Topolanek. The president is Vaclav Klaus, who was re-elected by parliament to a second five-year term in February 2008. The June 2006 election to the lower house resulted in a hung parliament.