Jaromir Soukup founds political partyJanuary 17, 2019 10.13 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul Jaromir Soukup, the owner of the Czech national commercial broadcaster Barrandov TV, has set up his own political party.According to idnes.cz, he announced his decision at the beginning of a news programme on Barrandov TV, adding that the party, which will be named after him, will aim to defend Czech national interests against corrupt politicians and oligarchs. However, the Czech Interior Ministry said that it had received any registration of a new political party in the country since last November. Soukup has also announced his candidacy for the European parliament. Soukup founded Empresa Media in 2000 and bought Barrandov TV, of which he is also the head, seven years ago.