Jiří Maštálka (born 3 January 1956) is a Czech politician and physician who served as a

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for the

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; part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left

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in the

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. In March 2016, he received the Russian

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from President

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for great contribution to strengthening the friendship and cooperation with the

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1956 births Living people Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia MEPs MEPs for the Czech Republic 2004–2009 MEPs for the Czech Republic 2009–2014 MEPs for the Czech Republic 2014–2019 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia politicians People from Sušice {{CzechRepublic-MEP-stub