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Caretaker Governments in Czech Politics: What to Do about a Government Crisis

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  • Vít Hloušek
  • Lubomír Kopeček

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Czech politics suffers from a low durability of most of its governments, and frequent government crises. One of the products of this situation has been the phenomenon of caretaker governments. This article analyses why political elites have resorted to this solution, and discusses how this has reflected an older Czech tradition. Two cases of such governments are analysed in detail. The Tošovský government was characterised by the ability of the Czech president to advance his agenda through this government at a time when the party elites were divided. The Fischer government was characterised by the considerably higher role of parties that shaped and limited the agenda of the cabinet, and the president played a more static role.

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  • Vít Hloušek & Lubomír Kopeček, 2014. "Caretaker Governments in Czech Politics: What to Do about a Government Crisis," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 66(8), pages 1323-1349, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:66:y:2014:i:8:p:1323-1349
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2014.941700
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