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<title>
The Czech Republic: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Czech Republic
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Czech Republic</l>
<l> conventional short form: none</l>
<l> local long form: Ceska Republika</l>
<l> local short form: Cechy</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: EZ
</p>
<p>Type: parliamentary democracy
</p>
<p>Capital: Prague
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 7 regions (kraje, kraj - singular);
Severocesky, Zapadocesky, Jihocesky, Vychodocesky, Praha,
Severomoravsky, Jihomoravsky
</p>
<p>Independence: 1 January 1993 (from Czechoslovakia)
</p>
<p>Constitution: ratified 16 December 1992; effective 1 January
1993
</p>
<p>Legal system: civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian
codes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; legal code
modified to bring it in line with Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) obligations and to expunge
Marxist-Leninist legal theory
</p>
<p>National holiday: NA
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Civic Democratic Party, Vaclav
KLAUS, chairman; Christian Democratic Union, leader NA; Civic
Democratic Alliance, Jan KALVODA, chairman; Christian Democratic
Party, Vaclav BENDA, chairman; Czech People's Party, Josef LUX;
Czechoslovak Social Democracy, Milos ZEMAN, chairman; Left Bloc,
leader NA; Republican Party, Miroslav SLADEK, chairman; Movement
for Self-Governing Democracy for Moravia and Silesia, Jan
STRYCER, chairman; Liberal Social Union, leader NA; Assembly for
the Republic, leader NA
</p>
<p>Other political or pressure groups: Czech Democratic Left
Movement; Civic Movement
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> President: last held 26 January 1993 (next to be held NA
January 1998); results - Vaclav HAVEL elected by the National
Council
</p>
<p> Senate: elections not yet held; seats (81 total)
</p>
<p> Chamber of Deputies: last held 5-6 June 1992 (next to be
held NA 1996); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats -
(200 total) Civic Democratic Party/Christian Democratic Party
76, Left Bloc 35, Czechoslovak Social Democracy 16, Liberal
Social Union 16, Christian Democratic Union/Czech People's Party
15, Assembly for the Republic/Republican Party 14, Civic
Democratic Alliance 14, Movement for Self-Governing Democracy
for Moravia and Silesia 14
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president, prime minister, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: bicameral National Council (Narodni rada)
will consist of an upper house or Senate (which has not yet been
established) and a lower house or Chamber of Deputies
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court, Constitutional Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: President Vaclav HAVEL (since 26 January
1993)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Vaclav KLAUS (since NA
June 1992); Deputy Prime Ministers Ivan KOCARNIK, Josef LUX, Jan
KALVODA (since NA June 1992)
</p>
<p>Member of: BIS, CCC, CE, CEI, CERN, CSCE, EBRD, ECE, FAO,
GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFC, IFCTU, ILO, IMF, IMO,
INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU,
LORCS, NACC, NAM (guest), NSG, PCA, UN (as of 8 January 1993),
UNAVEM II, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOSOM, UNPROFOR, UPU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Michael ZANTOVSKY</l>
<l> chancery: 3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW, Washington, DC
20008</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 363-6315 or 6316</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Adrian A. BASORA</l>
<l> embassy: Trziste 15, 125 48, Prague 1</l>
<l> mailing address: Unit 25402; APO AE 09213-5630</l>
<l> telephone: [42] (2) 536-641/6</l>
<l> FAX: [42] (2) 532-457</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a
blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side
</p></body></article></text>