Jaroslav Foldyna

Jaroslav Foldyna (born 26 June 1960) is a Czech politician and an MP in the Chamber of Deputies.

Jaroslav Foldyna
MP
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
26 October 2013
Personal details
Born (1960-06-26) 26 June 1960
Česká Lípa, Czechoslovakia
Political partyČSSD (1998–2019)
Freedom and Direct Democracy
(2020–present)

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]

References
  1. "Jaroslav Foldyna oznámil, že po třiceti letech odejde z ČSSD". seznamzpravy.cz.
  2. "Bývalý poslanec ČSSD Foldyna vstoupil do klubu SPD. Spojuje nás národní zájem, řekl". Aktuálně.cz. 7 April 2020.
  3. "Poslanec Foldyna okomentoval osud Kurdů: Je mi na zvracení". parlamentnilisty.cz.
  4. "Jaroslav Foldyna ve Dvaceti minutách Radiožurnálu". Czech Radio. 9 May 2016.
  5. "Demonstrace proti uznání samostatnosti Kosova a Metohie". Archived from the original on 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  6. "Jaroslav Foldina: Bitka za Kosmet nije završena". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-05-08.

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