Prezidentské volby v ČR 2013: Financování předvolebních kampaní

This thesis focuses on the direct presidential election and the campaign financing in the Czech Republic. The main aim is to evaluate the campaign transparency of the individual presidential candidates. The drawbacks that might be recognised from the direct presidential election law after the voting are analysed. The relevance of the implementation of the direct election to parliamentary system is observed. Also, the arguments for and against are presented. Furthermore, the thesis deals with the change in the constitution and with the presidential powers. The next part continues with the campaign financing defined in the law in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria. The final part concentrates on the monitoring and the evaluation of the finance transparency.