ELECTORAL PROCESSES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: ACTUAL TRENDS
The article analyzes trends in the development of modern electoral and party processes in the Czech Republic. The causes of the crisis of trust of traditional parties and the growth of popularity of new elite parties of the marketing type are analyzed. The evolution of electoral processes is connected with a rethinking of the concept of social cleavages. The formation of party programs of political parties under the conditions of de-ideologization of the mass consumption society, the influence of business interest groups on political processes (neocorporatism) is investigated. The reasons for the growth of the electorate of populist parties and movements are analyzed.