Jaroslav Foldyna

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Jaroslav Foldyna
MP
Praha, Nove Mesto, Vaclavske namesti, Kosovo je Srbsko 2010, Jaroslav Foldyna (cropped).JPG
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 2013
Personal details
Born (1960-06-26) 26 June 1960 (age 65)
Česká Lípa, Czechoslovakia
Political party ČSSD (1998–2019)
Freedom and Direct Democracy
(2020–present)

Jaroslav Foldyna (born 26 June 1960) is a Czech politician, who sits as an MP in the Chamber of Deputies for the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy.

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Career

Foldyna was first elected as an MP for the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) in 2013. He served as vice-chair of ČSSD from 2018 to 2019, before resigning from the party. [1] In 2020, he joined Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD), and was elected as an MP for his new party in 2021. [2]

Political positions

Foldyna has criticised the Turkish government's actions against the Kurds and called for Turkey to be expelled from NATO. [3] He has also argued that interventions by European countries and the United States in Libya contributed to an influx of illegal immigration into Europe. [4] Foldyna has also expressed opposition to Kosovan independence. He has been criticized for alleged links to the Russian nationalist Night Wolves motorcycle club. [5]

He is of maternal Serbian descent. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Machová, Martina (24 February 2020). "Jaroslav Foldyna oznámil, že po třiceti letech odejde z ČSSD". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech).
  2. ↑ "Bývalý poslanec ČSSD Foldyna vstoupil do klubu SPD. Spojuje nás národní zájem, řekl". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia. Czech News Agency. 7 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Poslanec Foldyna okomentoval osud Kurdů: Je mi na zvracení" . Parlamentní Listy (in Czech). Naše Média. 10 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jaroslav Foldyna ve Dvaceti minutách Radiožurnálu" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 9 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Demonstrace proti uznání samostatnosti Kosova a Metohie". Britské listy (in Czech). 31 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  6. ↑ Vujičić, Dragan (22 February 2016). "Jaroslav Foldina: Bitka za Kosmet nije završena". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-05-08.

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