Jaroslav Foldyna Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaroslav Foldyna oznámil, že po třiceti letech odejde z ČSSD. seznamzpravy.cz.
  2. Web site: Bývalý poslanec ČSSD Foldyna vstoupil do klubu SPD. Spojuje nás národní zájem, řekl . 7 April 2020. Aktuálně.cz.
  3. Web site: Poslanec Foldyna okomentoval osud Kurdů: Je mi na zvracení. parlamentnilisty.cz.
  4. Web site: Jaroslav Foldyna ve Dvaceti minutách Radiožurnálu. 9 May 2016. Czech Radio.
  5. Web site: Demonstrace proti uznání samostatnosti Kosova a Metohie . 2009-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080928062749/http://www.blisty.cz/2008/3/31/art39874.html . 2008-09-28 .
  6. Web site: Jaroslav Foldina: Bitka za Kosmet nije završena . 2022-05-08 . novosti.rs . sr.