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Corruption in the Czech Republic Corruption in the Czech Republic Corruption in the Czech Republic is considered to be widespread by a majority of the Czech public, according to Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer 2013. Transparency International's 2017 Corruption Perception Index ranks the country 42nd place out of 180 countries. A series of political corruption cases has damaged the image of Nečas’ administration (see corruption cases below), which is reflected in Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer 2013, which reveals that 73% of the surveyed Czechs consider political parties to be “corrupt” or “extremely corrupt”. In the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014, surveyed business