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Jaroslav Foldyna
MP
Jaroslav Foldyna MP
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 October 2013
Personal details
Born	26 June 1960 (age 66); Česká Lípa, Czechoslovakia
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.

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

↑ Machová, Martina (24 February 2020). "Jaroslav Foldyna oznámil, že po třiceti letech odejde z ČSSD". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech).
↑ "Bývalý poslanec ČSSD Foldyna vstoupil do klubu SPD. Spojuje nás národní zájem, řekl". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia. Czech News Agency. 7 April 2020.
↑ "Poslanec Foldyna okomentoval osud Kurdů: Je mi na zvracení". Parlamentní Listy (in Czech). Naše Média. 10 October 2014.
↑ "Jaroslav Foldyna ve Dvaceti minutách Radiožurnálu" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 9 May 2016.
↑ "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.
↑ Vujičić, Dragan (22 February 2016). "Jaroslav Foldina: Bitka za Kosmet nije završena". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-05-08.

External links

Media related to Jaroslav Foldyna at Wikimedia Commons

[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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