Miloslav Ransdorf
Miloslav Ransdorf | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Czech Republic | |
| In office 1 May 2004 – 22 January 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1953 Rakovník, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 22 January 2016 (aged 62) Prague, Czech Republic |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Political party | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Occupation | politician |
Miloslav Ransdorf (15 February 1953 – 22 January 2016) was a Czech politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left party group in the European Parliament.[1]
Life[edit]
He upholded atheist viewpoints.[2] He died in office at Prague on 22 January 2016.[3]
Controversies[edit]
In 2013, Ransdorf was videotaped by Dutch newsblog Geenstijl, checking in at the European Parliament to claim 304 euro daily expenses fee and immediately leaving. When confronted, Ransdorf became engaged in a physical altercation with the reporter.[4]
In 2015, Ransdorf was detained in Zürich, Switzerland, with three men from Slovakia, after attempting to withdraw 350 million euros at the Zurich Cantonal Bank with false IDs.[5]
Ransdorf was involved in four car accidents, which led to speculation about drunk driving.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Miloslav Ransdorf" (in Czech). European Parliament. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Miloslav Ransdorf odpověděl na dotazy čtenářů iDNES". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 25 October 1999. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Miloslav Ransdorf zemřel". Novinky.cz. 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ "geenstijl - YouTube". Geenstijl.tv. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ "Radio Prague - Daily news summary - 04-12-2015 18:05". Radio.cz. 2015-12-04. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ APetr Weikert (2014-03-31). "A changing of the European Guard". Zpravy.e15.cz. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
External links[edit]
Media related to Miloslav Ransdorf at Wikimedia Commons
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