Branislav Škripek (born 30 August 1970) is a Slovak politician. He has served as

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of the

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since 2023, having previously served as an MP from 2012 to 2014. From 2014 to 2019 he served as a

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Early life

Škripek was born in

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. He studied

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at the

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. Following his graduation, he started a

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community in Bratislava, which has included the prime minister

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. In addition, Škripek translated Christian literature and edited a Christian magazine.

Politics

In the 2012 Slovak parliamentary election Škripek became an MP for the populist movement

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(OĽaNO). He gained media notoriety for scolding fellow MPs for being rude to each other and attempting to ban depictions of nudity in the media. In

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, Škripek gained the sole OĽaNO mandate by preferential votes. In the EP, he was a member of the

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and a part of the

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group. In the

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, Škripek was not included on the OĽaNO list due to his conflict with the party leader

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. Subsequently he joined another snubbed former MEP,

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and co-founded a new party called Christian Union. Although the Christian Union failed to pass the representation threshold in the European Elections, it beat expectations by receiving over 3% of the vote as a new party with limited notability and resources. In spite of Škripek's opposition, Christian Union leaders other than himself ran in the

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on the OĽaNO list. In

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, Škripek united with KDH, from where Záborská once departed, to aid in united conservative and Christian democratic electorate and aid in return to parliament after 7 years.

Personal life

Škripek is married to a fellow Charismatic Christian Andrea. They have two sons together. In addition, before his marriage Škripek adopted a disabled five year old orphan Marcel. Marcel died at the age of twenty two.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Skripek, Branislav 1970 births Living people People from Piešťany Anti-abortion activists MEPs for Slovakia 2014–2019 OĽaNO politicians Christian Democratic Movement politicians Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2012–2016 Comenius University alumni Slovak Roman Catholics Converts to Roman Catholicism from atheism or agnosticism European Christian Political Party politicians Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 2023–2027