Shortly before the 2006 parliamentary elections the Institute for Public Affairs conducted a survey that mapped the social and political climate in Slovakia. The fieldwork has been carried out by the FOCUS agency in April 2006 on a representative sample of 1,242 Slovak citizens older than 18.

The survey - supported by the Open Society Foundation - focused on following topics:

• How does the public perceive the direction in which the Slovak society is heading?
• How do citizens perceive reforms currently underway?
• Which problems are viewed as the most pressing by citizens?
• Voter participation
• Firmness of voting preferences
• What are the mutual sympathies and antipathies between particular parties’ supporters?
• Distance from other parties
• Least likely coalition bonds according to parties’ supporters
• Credibility of politicians

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