Analysis
International Relations
Prague’s Election Looms Large Over Central Europe’s Security Fate
2 October 2025
9 November 2023
The recent Polish and Slovak elections produced divergent political outcomes from the point of view of adherence to democratic values but reflect broader social trends and attitudes of societies in Central and Eastern Europe, according to the “Democratic Trends in Central Europe” survey conducted by a consortium of Central and Eastern European scholars from research institutions across the region.
Listen to the podcast devoted to the survey below
The survey is the result of a project (Political Culture, Democratic Values and Misinformation: Detecting Democratic Footholds & Weaknesses) that aims to identify different types of political culture among Central European citizens and their adherence to democratic values to identify weaknesses of democratic societies and suggest educational remedies through original research.