Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski Explained

Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski
Native Name Lang:sr
Birth Place:Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Birth Date:21 July 1990
Party:SSZ (2012–present)
Occupation:Politician
Alma Mater:University of Belgrade (no degree)
Nickname:Milica Zavetnica
Spouse:Stefan Stamenkovski
Children:2
Office:Minister of Family Welfare and Demography
Term Start:2 May 2024
Primeminister:Miloš Vučević
Predecessor:Darija Kisić

Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski (Serbian: Милица Ђурђевић Стаменковски; born 21 July 1990) is a Serbian politician and political scientist serving as minister of family welfare and demography since 2024. She co-founded the far-right Serbian Party Oathkeepers in 2012 and is currently serving as its president.

Early life and education

Đurđević Stamenkovski was born on 21 July 1990 in Belgrade. Her father is, a journalist, writer and publicist. She was a student at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Political Sciences from 2009, before transferring to the Russian Institute for Diaspora and Migrations in 2020.[1] She falsely claimed in her biography that she graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences.

Political career

Đurđević Stamenkovski distinguished herself as the leader of ultranationalist protests, with the support of other right-wing organisations, in protests against the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence,[2] the arrests of Radovan Karadžić and[3] Ratko Mladić,[4] the ICTY verdicts against Serbian war criminals, and the implementation of agreements on border crossings between Serbia and Kosovo,[5] as well as the Brussels Agreement.[6] She also participated in organising protests against the visit of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the ratification of the agreement between Serbia and NATO on cooperation in the field of logistical support.[7]

Đurđević Stamenkovski participated in the rally in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and at the rally in support of the Russian Federation on the occasion of the annexation of Crimea and the war in Donbas. She was the leader of the list of the Serbian Party Oathkeepers for the 2014 Serbian parliamentary elections in a coalition with Borislav Pelević;[8] however, the list did not pass the required 5% threshold.[9] On 10 September 2017, she married Stefan Stamenkovski, president and founder of the Serbian Party Oathkeepers.[10]

She became a minister in SNS government in 2024, after elections held in 2023,[11] even though they were nominally a self-proclaimed opposition to SNS and Aleksandar Vučić.[12] The party Oathkeepers were accused before of being a fake opposition to SNS.[13] Đurđević Stamenkovski joined the government as Minister of Family Welfare and Demography in May 2024.[14]

Personal life

Đurđević Stamenkovski is married to Stefan Stamenkovski. She gave birth to two children in June 2023.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CINS otkriva: Milica Zavetnica lažirala da je završila FPN, status studenta izgubila 2020, pa upisala Ruski institut . 2024-08-06 . . CINS.
  2. Web site: Održan miting "Kosovo je Srbija". B92.net. 21 February 2008 . sr-Latn-RS. 27 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Press Green. inbox-online.com. Press Online. sr. 27 May 2020. 23 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220323020647/http://www.pressonline.rs/vesti.html. dead.
  4. Web site: Протести у Београду и Новом Саду. Serbia. RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. www.rts.rs. 27 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Protest u Beogradu zbog oslobađanja hrvatskih generala (FOTO) (VIDEO). Telegraf.rs. 18 November 2012 . sr. 27 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Protest DSS-a protiv predloga sporazuma. Serbia. RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. www.rts.rs. 27 May 2020.
  7. Web site: ЗАВЕТНИЦИ: Велики протест против НАТО-а у центру Београда. ИСКРА. 27 May 2020.
  8. Web site: IZBORI 2014 – Zavetnici: Da se čuje glas naroda. RTV Šabac. sr. 27 May 2020. 22 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051357/http://www.sabac.tv/vesti/9703/izbori-2014-45-zavetnici58-da-se-cuje-glas-naroda. dead.
  9. Web site: 2016 Izbori. 2 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105006/http://www.istinomer.rs/2016izbori/koalicije-stranke/10za-slobodnu-srbiju---zavetnici---milica-djurdjevic. 27 May 2020. 22 December 2017.
  10. Web site: (VIDEO, FOTO) UDALA SE MILICA ZAVETNICA: Stefan pogodio jabuku iz prve, mitropolit Amfilohije pesmom mladencima poželeo sreću!. kurir.rs. sr. 27 May 2020.
  11. Web site: srbija.gov.rs . Милица Ђурђевић Стаменковски . 2024-05-29 . www.srbija.gov.rs . sr.
  12. Web site: Colic . Nina . 2022-04-04 . Zavetnici: U parlamentu ćemo biti državotvorna opozicija, nema paktiranja i trulih kompromisa - Politika - Dnevni list Danas . 2024-05-29 . sr-RS.
  13. Web site: 2022-04-28 . Lutovac: Zavetnici, NADA i Dveri su lažna opozicija - Politika - Dnevni list Danas . 2024-05-29 . sr-RS.
  14. News: 2024-05-02 . Izglasana nova Vlada Srbije . New government of Serbia has been elected . 2024-06-14 . Radio Free Europe . sr.
  15. Web site: Vulović . Neda . 15 June 2023 . Porodila se Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski . 15 June 2023 . N1 . sr-RS.