Hynek Blaško (born 15 July 1955 in Prague) is a Czech general and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[3]
Hynek Blaško | |
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 Hynek Blaško during the funeral ceremony for Václav Havel, 2011 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Czech Republic | |
| In office 2 July 2019[1][2] – 15 July 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1955 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Political party | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1981–1989) Freedom and Direct Democracy (2019–2022) |
| Alma mater | Military Academy in Brno |
| Website | blasko-prezident23.cz |
On 14 September 2022 Blaško left Freedom and Direct Democracy due to disagreement with functioning of the party.[4]
On 15 September 2022, he was one of 16 MEPs who voted against condemning President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua for human rights violations, in particular the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez. [5][6]
2023 Czech presidential election
editOn 27 May 2022 Blaško announced his intention to run for the office of President of the Czech Republic in the 2023 election.[7] His presidential bid received support from DSSS.[8] Blaško eventually failed to gather enough signatures and withdrew from the election.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "V SPD končím, vzkázal europoslanec Blaško Okamurovi". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "European Parliament condemns growing repression of Catholic Church in Nicaragua, calls for release of bishop". Catholic News Agency.
- ^ "Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez" (PDF). European Parliament.
- ^ "Europoslanec SPD Blaško hodlá kandidovat na prezidenta. Oznámil to na sítích". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Wasserbauerová, Terezie (22 June 2022). "Zaujme jako Masaryk? Podpisy váznou, přiznal Blaško, který se opírá o DSSS". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Další prezidentští odpadlíci. Boj o Hrad vzdal europoslanec Blaško i zakladatel Krtkova světa". CNN Prima News (in Czech). Prima F. T. V. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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