Unified – Alternative for Patriots

Unified – Alternative for Patriots (Czech: Jednotní – alternativa pro patrioty) is a political party in the Czech Republic. It was founded by three MPs from Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) after they left the party.[3][4] The party participated in the 2019 European Parliament election on the "Alternative for the Czech Republic" list.[5]

Unified
Jednotní
PresidentPynelopi Cimprichová[1]
Vice PresidentMarian Bojko
FoundersLubomír Volný
Marian Bojko
Ivana Nevludová
Founded1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
Split fromFreedom and Direct Democracy
IdeologyCzech nationalism
Direct democracy
Hard Euroscepticism
Right-wing populism
Conspiracy theorism[2]
Political positionFar-right
Chamber of Deputies
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Website
jednotni.com

The party is vocally opposed to government restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. MPs Volný and Bojko have refused to wear protective facial wear in the Chamber of Deputies on several occasions,[6] and Volný was arrested on 7 March 2021 at a demonstration against government measures, for failing to observe hygiene laws.[7] Volný also received media attention after asserting on social media that COVID-19 was an "artificial biological weapon" being deliberately spread from aeroplanes.[8]

References
  1. "Rejstřík politických stran a politických hnutí, Historie hnutí Jednotní" (in Czech). Ministerstvo vnitra ČR. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  2. "Letadlo nad Brnem a šíření covidu? přemítá Volný. Kroužilo však kvůli mlze". iDnes.cz (in Czech). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. "Poslanci Volný, Bojko a Nevludová vstoupili do nového hnutí". iDNES.cz. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. "Bývalý člen SPD Volný vstoupil do nového hnutí Jednotní Alternativa pro Patrioty". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. "Odpadlíci z SPD budou kandidovat do Evropského parlamentu na kandidátce Samkové". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 18 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  6. Beranová, Klára (11 February 2021). "Volný a Bojko jsou zase bez roušky. Poslanci odešli ze sálu". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. "Policie po demonstraci zadržela poslance Volného". Novinky.cz. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. "Letadlo nad Brnem a šíření covidu? přemítá Volný. Kroužilo však kvůli mlze". iDnes.cz (in Czech). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.


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