Volební koalice ve stranickém systému – možnosti typologického určení v České republice po volbách 2021

Abstract

The article evaluates the possibilities of classifying the Czech party system after the election of 2021, considering the presence of two electoral alliances comprised of five political parties. Based on Canadian political scientist Steven Wolinetz’s conceptualization of electoral alliances as blocs of parties, we conclude that the presence of a higher number of relevant entities does not imply a transformation of the party system towards bipolarity and one-dimensional competition, since the constituent parties of alliances do not compete with one another. For this reason, we classify the Czech party system after the 2021 parliamentary election as a case of bipolar extended multipartism in Wolinetz’s typology.