Analysis of elections to regional councils in 2008 in the context of the theory of coalitions and a comparison with the elections in 2000 and 2004
2010
Abstract
This article is focused on the analysis of regional coalitions in the Czech Republic after the elections in 2000, 2004 and 2008. The analysis uses classical models of minimum winning coalitions with the smallest number of seats, players, minimal range coalitions and the minimal winning connected coalition.
Coalition bargaining structures is analysed from the perspective of second order elections. Analysis also focuses on the types of coalitions in the Czech political system, which develops Stanislav Balík.
Methodologically the study progresses in particular on the basis of deductive procedures for using the diachronic and synchronic comparisons.