Hynek Blaško

Hynek Blaško MEP
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	(1955-07-15) 15 July 1955 (age 69) 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

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]

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

On 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

1. "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
2. "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
3. "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
4. "V SPD končím, vzkázal europoslanec Blaško Okamurovi". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
5. "European Parliament condemns growing repression of Catholic Church in Nicaragua, calls for release of bishop". Catholic News Agency.
6. "Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez" (PDF). European Parliament.
7. "Europoslanec SPD Blaško hodlá kandidovat na prezidenta. Oznámil to na sítích". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
8. 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.
9. "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.