3rd year student at the seminar and in the Chamber of Deputies

On 17 May 2023, a representative of the 3.EB class attended a seminar on Parliament and Parliamentarism held at the Information Centre of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic on Malostranské náměstí in Prague.

The seminar was divided into 4 parts. In each part there was a different speaker. At the beginning, a short animated film was shown to the participants, explaining the function of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.

In the first part, PhDr. Petr Valenta, Ph.D., spoke about the history of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and then explained terms such as parliamentarism and bicameralism. The second lecture was given by Mgr. Štěpán Pecháček, Ph.D., who shared some information about the system of elections to both chambers and the issue of the party-political system. The third speaker was JUDr. Petr Kolář, Ph.D., who explained the legislative process in the Czech Republic. The last speaker was JUDr. Jana Francová, who explained the function of the European Parliament and the importance of the Czech Republic in the European Union.

Finally, there was the opportunity to visit the so-called gallery in the Chamber of Deputies, from which you could see the government meeting.

For the purposes of the school website, the following was recorded by a Year 3 student who attended the event.