Robert Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (born 17 May 1962) is a Polish politician of the

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who was elected in May 2014 as a

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(MEP).

Biography

Originally a

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in the EP, he joined the

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(EFDD) on 20 October 2014. The EFDD had briefly ceased to exist when

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left the group since it no longer had representatives from seven countries as the EP rules require. Upon Iwaszkiewicz joining, group leader

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stated "To paraphrase

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'Rumours of our death have been greatly exaggerated.'" as the group again had members from the required seven countries. The three other members of KNP remained non-inscrits. Iwaszkiewicz cited UKIP's support for free market economy and fight against EU bureaucracy as reasons for joining the group. He is a former member of the UPR and KNP. In 2015 he was co-founder of paleolibertarian party

. He is a member of the

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. Member of the Organization of Polish Monarchists. He is an individual member of the Extreme-Right European political party

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1962 births Living people Congress of the New Right politicians MEPs for Poland 2014–2019 Polish monarchists Non-Inscrits MEPs Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy MEPs Politicians from Wrocław {{Poland-MEP-stub