radniční koalice po komunálních volbách 2006

The aim of this article is to analyze local executive coalitions and mayors. The research covers 68 municipalities. The article focuses on type of executive coalition, the members of coalitions, the force of the parties in the coalitions, relations between parties and on mayors. The main outcome of the research is that the largest coalitions are those which do not support competitiveness in party systems – grand, oversized, wide and all-embracing coalitions.