Politics / Elections

This section includes reports, analysis and opinion about elections, public participation and political parties.

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15th March 2016 / Politics / Elections


AmCham Policy Report: Issue 4 - March 15: US Presidential Elections: Week of Reckoning

This is the biggest week of the primary campaign for both the Republicans and Democrats. This week marks a shift in the way delegates are awarded. Up until now, every primary and caucus except South Carolina has awarded delegates proportionally. This allowed all major candidates to accumulate votes. Starting today, the primaries shift heavily into winner-take-all contests. Second place no longer means much at all.     
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8th March 2016 / Politics / Elections


Czech Statistical Office: Focus on Women & Men 2015 | More initiatives on occasion of International Women's Day

The Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) published earlier a report focusing on comparison of differences between women and men in various areas of life in the Czech society, including the subjective assessment of satisfaction with selected aspects of life. Also, life expectancy for women was 80 years; for men 72 years in 2012. But on average women spend 10 yrs in ill health, says the World Health Organisation (WHO).    
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7th March 2016 / Politics / Elections


AmCham Policy Report: US Presidential Elections: Is America going crazy?

Its hard to be an American abroad these days. Almost every European asks if America has finally gone absolutely crazy. Maybe. The silver lining is that the question presupposes that the US was not already out-of-its-mind nuts. Which is progress of a sort in US and European relations...  
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic