Jaroslav Foldyna

Jaroslav Foldyna
MP
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 2013
Personal details
Born (1960-06-26) 26 June 1960
Česká Lípa, Czechoslovakia
PartyČSSD (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.

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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