Aleksandar Vucic
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Aleksandar Vučić is a Serbia
n politician, Deputy President of the Serbian Progressive Party
. He is a former secretary-general of the Serbian Radical Party
and was President of the Serbian Radical Party's city parliamentary club before joining the Serbian Progressive Party. Besides Serbian, Aleksandar Vučić is fluent in English and has a working knowledge of French and Russian. He is married and has two children.
. Two years later, when 24, Vučić was selected as the party's secretary-general.
. His term as a minister will be remembered by his controversial Information Law, which brought high fines for independent journalists, who were against Milošević
's regime. During implementation of Vučić's law, Serbian journalists were fined with 24.000.000 Serbian Dinar
s in total.
in the 2004 local elections, but lost to Nenad Bogdanović
of the Democratic Party
. He was the Serbian Radical Party's candidate for Mayor of Belgrade once again in 2008.
, Democratic Party of Serbia
and the Serbian Radical Party
agreed to form a majority in the Assembly of the City of Belgrade. A coalition agreement for the city assembly was signed between the parties on 28 May 2008, allowing Aleksandar Vučić to be the 72nd mayor of Belgrade. However, SPS later changed their side, joining coalition with For a European Serbia
and Liberal Democratic Party. Vučić's opponent Dragan Đilas from DS
, became mayor of Belgrade.
, Tomislav Nikolić
resigned, because of disagreement with Šešelj over SRS support to Serbia's EU membership, and with some other well known Radical Party members formed new parliamentary club called "Napred Srbijo!" (Forward Serbia!). On 12 September 2008 Nikolić and his group were officially ejected from the Radical Party on the session of SRS leadership. Vučić, as secretary-general was called to attend this session, but he did not arise. Tomislav Nikolić announced he would form his own party and called Vučić to join. Vučić, one of the most popular figures among SRS supporters, resigned from Radical Party on 14 September 2008. http://www.mtsmondo.com/news/vesti/text.php?vest=109484 Next day, Vučić announced his temporarily withdrawal from the politics. http://www.mtsmondo.com/news/vesti/text.php?vest=109568
and that he will be Deputy President of the party. http://www.mtsmondo.com/news/vesti/text.php?vest=111693
, Croatia (then under control of the rebel Republic of Serb Krajina) with Vojislav Šešelj
to protest against the Z-4 plan
. In 2007 Vučić made inflammatory remarks about the Democratic League of Croats in Vojvodina
, calling it a branch of the Croatian Democratic Union
. In 2008, with the establishment of the Serbian Progressive Party
, Vučić said that the goal of a Greater Serbia
taking Croatian territory up to the proposed Virovitica-Karlovac-Karlobag line
was no longer realistic. In December 2008 Vučić announced that he would make a visit to Croatian Serbs, causing a controversy. The Croatian Serb group SKD Prosvjeta commented negatively on the visit.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n politician, Deputy President of the Serbian Progressive Party
Serbian Progressive Party
The Serbian Progressive Party is a right-wing political party in Serbia.-History:The Serbian Progressive Party formed as a group of breakaway MPs in parliament from the Serbian Radical Party led by Tomislav Nikolić over disagreements about the direction of the party. Its founding congress was...
. He is a former secretary-general of the Serbian Radical Party
Serbian Radical Party
The Serbian Radical Party is a far-right Serbian nationalist political party in Serbia, founded in 1991. Currently the second-largest party in the Serbian National Assembly, it has branches in three of the nations that currently border Serbia – all former federal republics of Yugoslavia...
and was President of the Serbian Radical Party's city parliamentary club before joining the Serbian Progressive Party. Besides Serbian, Aleksandar Vučić is fluent in English and has a working knowledge of French and Russian. He is married and has two children.
Political career
In 1993, Vučić became a member of the Serbian Radical Party and was selected as a representative for the National Assembly of the Republic of SerbiaNational Assembly of Serbia
The National Assembly of Serbia is the unicameral parliament of Serbia. It is composed of 250 proportionally elected deputies elected in general elections by secret ballot, on 4 years term. The National Assembly elects the President of the National Assembly who presides over the sessions...
. Two years later, when 24, Vučić was selected as the party's secretary-general.
As minister of information
On 24 March 1998 Vučić became Serbian minister of information in the government of Mirko MarjanovićMirko Marjanovic
Mirko Marjanović was a former Prime Minister of Serbia and a high-ranking official in Slobodan Milošević's Socialist Party of Serbia .-Biography:Marjanović was born into a large working-class family with 7 children...
. His term as a minister will be remembered by his controversial Information Law, which brought high fines for independent journalists, who were against Milošević
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
's regime. During implementation of Vučić's law, Serbian journalists were fined with 24.000.000 Serbian Dinar
Serbian dinar
The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...
s in total.
2004 local elections
Aleksandar Vučić was a candidate for Mayor of BelgradeMayor of Belgrade
The Mayor of Belgrade is the head of the City of Belgrade . He acts on behalf of the City, and performs an executive function in the City of Belgrade. The position of the Belgrade mayor is important as the city is the most important hub of economics, culture and science in Serbia...
in the 2004 local elections, but lost to Nenad Bogdanović
Nenad Bogdanovic
Nenad Bogdanović was the mayor of Belgrade, elected to office in October 2004.-Education and career:...
of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
. He was the Serbian Radical Party's candidate for Mayor of Belgrade once again in 2008.
2008 local elections
On 14 May 2008, the Socialist Party of SerbiaSocialist Party of Serbia
The Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...
, Democratic Party of Serbia
Democratic Party of Serbia
The Democratic Party of Serbia is a political party in Serbia.-Foundation:The Democratic Party of Serbia was founded when a faction of the Democratic Party that supported its involvement in the Democratic Movement of Serbia split from the party and formed their own in 1992.Soon after the March...
and the Serbian Radical Party
Serbian Radical Party
The Serbian Radical Party is a far-right Serbian nationalist political party in Serbia, founded in 1991. Currently the second-largest party in the Serbian National Assembly, it has branches in three of the nations that currently border Serbia – all former federal republics of Yugoslavia...
agreed to form a majority in the Assembly of the City of Belgrade. A coalition agreement for the city assembly was signed between the parties on 28 May 2008, allowing Aleksandar Vučić to be the 72nd mayor of Belgrade. However, SPS later changed their side, joining coalition with For a European Serbia
For a European Serbia
For a European Serbia – Boris Tadić is an electoral coalition that won the Serbian parliamentary election, 2008, Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2008 and Serbian local elections, 2008...
and Liberal Democratic Party. Vučić's opponent Dragan Đilas from DS
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
, became mayor of Belgrade.
Resignation from the Serbian Radical Party
On 6 September 2008 Deputy Leader of the Radical Party and de-facto leader due to absence of Vojislav ŠešeljVojislav Šešelj
Vojislav Šešelj, JD is a Serbian politician, writer and lawyer. He is the founder and president of the Serbian Radical Party and was vice-president of Serbia between 1998 and 2000...
, Tomislav Nikolić
Tomislav Nikolic
Tomislav "Toma" Nikolić is a Serbian politician, President of the Serbian Progressive Party. He is also a former member of the Serbian Radical Party, where he served as Deputy Leader of the party and parliamentary leader during the absence of Vojislav Šešelj...
resigned, because of disagreement with Šešelj over SRS support to Serbia's EU membership, and with some other well known Radical Party members formed new parliamentary club called "Napred Srbijo!" (Forward Serbia!). On 12 September 2008 Nikolić and his group were officially ejected from the Radical Party on the session of SRS leadership. Vučić, as secretary-general was called to attend this session, but he did not arise. Tomislav Nikolić announced he would form his own party and called Vučić to join. Vučić, one of the most popular figures among SRS supporters, resigned from Radical Party on 14 September 2008. http://www.mtsmondo.com/news/vesti/text.php?vest=109484 Next day, Vučić announced his temporarily withdrawal from the politics. http://www.mtsmondo.com/news/vesti/text.php?vest=109568
Member of Serbian Progressive Party
On 6 October 2008 Vučić confirmed in a TV interview that he will join new formed Nikolić's Serbian Progressive PartySerbian Progressive Party
The Serbian Progressive Party is a right-wing political party in Serbia.-History:The Serbian Progressive Party formed as a group of breakaway MPs in parliament from the Serbian Radical Party led by Tomislav Nikolić over disagreements about the direction of the party. Its founding congress was...
and that he will be Deputy President of the party. http://www.mtsmondo.com/news/vesti/text.php?vest=111693
Croatian relations
In 1995 Vučić visited KninKnin
Knin is a historical town in the Šibenik-Knin county of Croatia, located near the source of the river Krka at , in the Dalmatian hinterland, on the railroad Zagreb–Split. Knin rose to prominence twice in history, as a one-time capital of both the Kingdom of Croatia and briefly of the...
, Croatia (then under control of the rebel Republic of Serb Krajina) with Vojislav Šešelj
Vojislav Šešelj
Vojislav Šešelj, JD is a Serbian politician, writer and lawyer. He is the founder and president of the Serbian Radical Party and was vice-president of Serbia between 1998 and 2000...
to protest against the Z-4 plan
Z-4 plan
The Z-4 Plan or Draft agreement on the Krajina, Slavonia, Southern Baranja and Western Sirmium stands for the Zagreb 4 peace proposal to end the Croatian War of Independence. The proposal was made by the Zagreb 4 group and would have reintegrated the Republic of Serbian Krajina into Croatia...
. In 2007 Vučić made inflammatory remarks about the Democratic League of Croats in Vojvodina
Democratic League of Croats in Vojvodina
The Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina is a political party of ethnic Croats in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, Founded July 15, 1990. It is the only parliamentary ethnic Croat minority party in Serbia...
, calling it a branch of the Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
. In 2008, with the establishment of the Serbian Progressive Party
Serbian Progressive Party
The Serbian Progressive Party is a right-wing political party in Serbia.-History:The Serbian Progressive Party formed as a group of breakaway MPs in parliament from the Serbian Radical Party led by Tomislav Nikolić over disagreements about the direction of the party. Its founding congress was...
, Vučić said that the goal of a Greater Serbia
Greater Serbia
The term Greater Serbia or Great Serbia applies to the Serbian nationalist and irredentist ideology directed towards the creation of a Serbian land which would incorporate all regions of traditional significance to the Serbian nation...
taking Croatian territory up to the proposed Virovitica-Karlovac-Karlobag line
Virovitica-Karlovac-Karlobag line
The Karlobag-Ogulin-Karlovac-Virovitica line is a hypothetical boundary often used to describe the western extent of an irredentist nationalist Serbian state. Everything east of this line would form a part of Serbia, while the west of it would be within Slovenia, and all which might remain of Croatia...
was no longer realistic. In December 2008 Vučić announced that he would make a visit to Croatian Serbs, causing a controversy. The Croatian Serb group SKD Prosvjeta commented negatively on the visit.