ABSTRACT
The process of political realignment and polarization continued at an accelerated pace from March through August 1991, a period that, in the Czech Republic, was mainly connected with the further disintegration of CF, The parliamentary party split into five clubs. The five clubs are citizens democratic party, the citizens democratic alliance (CDA), the citizens movement, the club of social democratic orientation, and the club of Independence in CF. The spectacle of a set of relatively small political parties apparently obsessed with winning elections and the disproportionate impact of the changing economy—a matter likewise influencing public perceptions of social justice—has produced the sense of a chasm between the ordinary citizen and the government. This dispute reflected Slovak fears that the Czech superiority of electoral strength and divisions in the future could be the reason for future amendments to the constitution, which, in certain circumstances, might bring about a return to state centralization.
