Richard Glück
Richard Glück | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 7 February 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1992 Košice, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Direction – Social Democracy |
| Alma mater | Danubius University Pavol Jozef Šafárik University |
Richard Glück (born 8 November 1992) is a Slovak politician. Since 2024 he has served as a Member of the National Council of Slovakia.
Biography
Richard Glück was born on 8 November 1992 in Košice.[1] He studied law at the Danubius University and Pavol Jozef Šafárik University. Gluck became publicly known in October 2023 when he punched the former prime minister Igor Matovič in the face at a rally of Direction – Social Democracy (SMER) party in Bratislava. At the time of the attack, he was employed by the Labor Inspectorate.[2]
Political career
Glück failed to win a seat in the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election but came in the parliament in February 2024 as a replacement for Martin Nemky who resigned on his seat to become the chair of the Statistical Office.[3] Immediately after becoming an MP, Glück defended shortening of statute of limitations for a range of crimes, including rape, by arguing women "sometimes make up rape allegations".[4]
Together with fellow SMER MPs Ján Mažgút and Igor Melicher and the MEP Erik Kaliňák, he forms an informal group journalist dubbed "The wolves of SMER" due their aggressive communication.[5]
In August 2025, Glück and Erik Kaliňák met the manosphere influencers Tate brothers.[6] The Jewish community of Slovakia denounced the meeting pointing the brothers are well known for their misogyny.[7]
Views
Glück has advocated closer relations with Russia. In January 2025 he was a part of a delegation of Slovak MPs to Russian Duma.[8] He opposed mask mandates and COVID vaccination.[2]
References
- ^ "Richard Glück - poslanec NR SR - www.sme.sk". sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ a b Ogurčáková, Jana. "Matoviča udrel štátny zamestnanec. Kto je mladý Košičan zo Smeru?". kosice.korzar.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ "Pobil sa s Matovičom, teraz bude poslancom. Do úradov zasadnú aj nominanti spájaní s Dobytkárom a Kočnerovou Threemou". ta3 (in Slovak). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ Osvaldová, Lucia (8 February 2024). "Žena si všimne, keď ju znásilnia, a môže to nahlásiť, povedal Glück. Koalícia obhajuje skrátenie premlčania znásilnenia". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ Búry, Juraj (2024). "Hovoria im vlci. Aká je agenda mladých smerákov v parlamente? Glücka zaujímajú regióny, Mažgúta kultúra". hnonline.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ Sopóci, Patrik. "Kaliňák a Glück sa stretli s bratmi Tateovcami, ktorí sú obvinení zo znásilnení a obchodovania s ľuďmi". sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ "Židovská komunita odsúdila stretnutie politikov Smeru s Tateom / Ak sa o vrcholové posty začínajú uchádzať hulváti, je to zlé znamenie pre krajinu". postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ Beňo, Matúš. "News digest: Slovak MPs go to Russia, opposition talks giving 'bad signal' - The Slovak Spectator". sme.sk. Retrieved 4 August 2025.