Jaroslav Foldyna | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Birth Date: | 26 June 1960 |
Birth Place: | Česká Lípa, Czechoslovakia |
Office: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies |
Term Start: | 26 October 2013 |
Party: | ČSSD (1998–2019) Freedom and Direct Democracy (2020–present) |
Jaroslav Foldyna (born 26 June 1960) is a Czech politician and an MP in the Chamber of Deputies.
Foldyna was a member of the ČSSD and was elected as an MP for the party in 2013. He served as vice-chairman of the ČSSD from 2018 to 2019 before resigning from the party.[1] In 2020, he became a member of the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party and was returned as an MP for the SPD.[2]
Foldyna has been an opponent of the Turkish governments actions against the Kurds and has called for Turkey to be expelled from NATO.[3] He has also stated 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 also been criticized for alleged links to the Russian nationalist Night Wolves motorcycle club.[5]
He is of maternal Serbian descent.[6]