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

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]

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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