Miloš Vučević Explained

Miloš Vučević
Native Name Lang:sr
Office:Prime Minister of Serbia
Term Start:2 May 2024
President:Aleksandar Vučić
Predecessor:Ana Brnabić
Ivica Dačić (acting)
Office1:Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
Term Start1:26 October 2022
Term End1:2 May 2024
Primeminister1:Ana Brnabić
Predecessor1:Zorana Mihajlović
Successor1:Aleksandar Vulin
Office2:Minister of Defence
Term Start2:26 October 2022
Term End2:2 May 2024
Primeminister2:Ana Brnabić
Predecessor2:Nebojša Stefanović
Successor2:Bratislav Gašić
Office3:Mayor of Novi Sad
Term Start3:12 September 2012
Term End3:26 October 2022
Predecessor3:Igor Pavličić
Successor3:Milan Đurić
Birth Date:10 December 1974
Birth Place:Novi Sad, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Occupation:Politician
Children:2
Profession:Lawyer
Alma Mater:University of Novi Sad

Miloš Vučević (Serbian: Милош Вучевић, pronounced as /mǐloʃ ʋûːtʃeʋitɕ/; born 10 December 1974) is a Serbian lawyer and politician serving as prime minister of Serbia since 2024. He is also the current president of the Serbian Progressive Party. He previously served as deputy prime minister of Serbia and minister of defence 2022 to 2024 and as mayor of Novi Sad from 2012 to 2022.

Early life, education and law career

Vučević was born on 10 December 1974 in Novi Sad, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia.[1] He finished elementary school in Novi Sad and high school in Bački Petrovac. Vučević graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Novi Sad, in 2002.[2]

Vučević practised law in the family law office until 2012.

Political career

Vučević started his political career as a member of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS) where his father was a high-ranking member. The SRS split later in 2008, and Vučević joined the breakaway Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) led by Tomislav Nikolić and Aleksandar Vučić.[3] He is a close associate and confidant of Aleksandar Vučić and his brother Andrej.

Mayor of Novi Sad (2012–2022)

Following the 2012 local elections, Vučević was elected mayor of Novi Sad by a new SNS-led majority, even though the SNS only won 16.44% of the popular vote.[4] He was a member of the board of directors of the National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED) from 2015 to 2016. He was re-elected mayor following the 2016[5] and 2020 local elections.[6]

In November 2021, he was elected vice-president of the party at the SNS party assembly.[7]

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence (2022–2024)

On 23 October 2022, the president of the Serbian Progressive Party Aleksandar Vučić announced that his party would recommend Miloš Vučević as the next deputy prime minister and minister of defence of Serbia.[8] He resigned as the Mayor of the City of Novi Sad on 24 October, and was succeeded by Milan Đurić two days later.[9] [10] Vučević was sworn in as deputy prime minister and minister of defence on 26 October as part of the third cabinet of Ana Brnabić.[11] It has been speculated that Vučević will succeed Vučić as the president of the Serbian Progressive Party following his potential resignation.[12]

In April 2023, following the Pentagon document leaks, documents alleging that Serbia had agreed to sell weapons to the Ukrainian Army to fight Russian forces were leaked.[13] Vučević denied the allegations, calling them "a lie". He stated that Serbia had not sold and would not sell arms to either Ukraine or Russia, and suggested that someone was trying to "destabilize his country and involve it in a conflict it did not want to participate in". He also did not rule out the possibility that some Serbian weapons had ended up in the conflict zone by other means.[14]

President of the Serbian Progressive Party (2023–present)

On 27 May 2023, Vučević was elected president of the SNS.[15] He also confirmed that the SNS would join Vučić's announced People's Movement for the State (NPZD) in late June.[16] Journalist Ana Lalić characterised the change as "cosmetic".[17]

Prime Minister of Serbia (2024–present)

See also: Cabinet of Miloš Vučević. Vučević led the SNS coalition to yet another victory in the 2023 parliamentary election. On 30 March 2024, Vučević was given a mandate by President Vučić to form the new government of Serbia.[18] On 2 May, the National Assembly of Serbia elected Vučević as Prime Minister of Serbia.[19]

In July 2024, Vučević tested positive for the coronavirus. Vučević was placed on home treatment, and he continued to perform his duties as prime minister from home.[20]

Political positions

Foreign policy

Vučević is in favour of Serbia's accession to the European Union, at the same time claiming that Serbia cannot become its member by "being humiliated and ashamed, because then it will never be a good member of the EU".[21] On 24 March 2019, Vučević stated that the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was a war crime.[22] He opposes sanctioning Russia due to its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.[23]

Kosovo question

See also: Political status of Kosovo. Vučević is against the recognition of independence of Kosovo, adding that Kosovo is the "state-forming DNA of our people and our country".[24]

Personal life

Vučević's father Zoran was a lawyer and high-ranking member of the SRS who served as president of the City Assembly of Novi Sad from 2004 to 2007. His father died in 2021.[25] He is of paternal Montenegrin Serb descent and his family hails from the village of Bezjovo near Podgorica and belongs to the Kuči tribe. His paternal great-grandfather died fighting in World War I, while his paternal grandfather died fighting in World War II.[26]

Vučević is married and has two sons.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: admin . Miloš Vučević . 16 August 2022 . Istinomer . sr-RS . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816122604/https://www.istinomer.rs/akter/milos-vucevic/ . live .
  2. Web site: Biografija Novi Sad . 16 August 2022 . www.novisad.rs . 28 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028141416/http://www.novisad.rs/lat/biografija-0 . live .
  3. Web site: 10 March 2021 . Čovek bez svojstava – Portret savremenika – Miloš Vučević, gradonačelnik Novog Sada i potpredsednik SNS-a – Nedeljnik Vreme . 16 August 2022 . www.vreme.com . sr-RS . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816122911/https://www.vreme.com/vreme/covek-bez-svojstava/ . live .
  4. Web site: Miloš Vučević novi gradonačelnik Novog Sada . 16 August 2022 . balkans.aljazeera.net . bs . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816122602/https://balkans.aljazeera.net/news/balkan/2012/9/13/milos-vucevic-novi-gradonacelnik-novog-sada . live .
  5. Web site: 1 July 2016 . Novi Sad: Miloš Vučević ponovo gradonačlenik . 16 August 2022 . N1 . sr-RS . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816122912/https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/a173444-novi-sad-milos-vucevic-ponovo-gradonaclenik/ . live .
  6. Web site: Miloš Vučević ponovo izabran za gradonačelnika Novog Sada . 16 August 2022 . Ekspres.net . sr-Latn . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816122603/https://www.ekspres.net/vesti/milos-vucevic-ponovo-izabran-za-gradonacelnika-novog-sada . live .
  7. Web site: 27 November 2021 . Vučić predsednik SNS do izbora, izabrani novi potpredsednici – Politika – Dnevni list Danas . 16 August 2022 . sr-RS . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816122959/https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/vucic-predsednik-sns-do-izbora-izabrani-novi-potpredsednici/ . live .
  8. Web site: Ovo je nova Vlada Srbije, Nova.rs, 2022-10-23 . 23 October 2022 . 23 October 2022 . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023152949/https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/ovo-je-nova-vlada-srbije/ . live .
  9. Web site: Vučević podneo ostavku i najavio kandidata za naslednika na čelu Novog Sada, N1, 2022-10-24 . 24 October 2022 . 24 October 2022 . 24 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221024204212/https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/vucevic-podneo-ostavku-i-najavio-kandidata-za-naslednika-na-celu-novog-sada/ . live .
  10. Web site: 26 October 2022 . Milan Đurić novi gradonačelnik Novog Sada . 26 October 2022 . Radio Television of Serbia . sr . 26 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221026152902/https://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/9/politika/4998054/novi-sad-gradonacelnik.html . live .
  11. Web site: Polaganjem zakletve počeo mandat nove vlade Srbije . 3 November 2022 . Novinska agencija Beta . sr . 3 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221103210356/https://beta.rs/vesti/politika-vesti-srbija/170606-polaganjem-zakletve-poceo-mandat-nove-vlade-srbije . live .
  12. Web site: 3 November 2022 . Počela je metamorfoza Vučevića u Vučića, gledali smo prvi čin . 3 November 2022 . NOVA portal . sr-RS . 3 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221103201532/https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/pocela-je-metamorfoza-vucevica-u-vucica-gledali-smo-prvi-cin/ . live .
  13. Web site: 12 April 2023 . Tajni dokumenti Pentagona: Srbija šalje oružje Ukrajini; Ministarstvo negira – Rat u Ukrajini – Nedeljnik Vreme . 22 April 2023 . www.vreme.com . sr-RS . 22 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230422112855/https://www.vreme.com/vesti/tajni-dokumenti-pentagona-srbija-salje-oruzje-ukrajini-ministarstvo-negira/ . live .
  14. Web site: Vučević: Laž je da je Srbija slala oružje Ukrajini . 22 April 2023 . www.klix.ba . hr . 22 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230422112854/https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/regija/vucevic-laz-je-da-je-srbija-slala-oruzje-ukrajini/230412048 . live .
  15. Web site: Marić . Dunja . 27 May 2023 . Miloš Vučević novi predsednik SNS . 27 May 2023 . NOVA portal . sr-RS . 3 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603132710/https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/milos-vucevic-novi-predsednik-sns/ . live .
  16. Web site: Nicović . Boško . 27 May 2023 . Miloš Vučević zvanično izabran za novog predsednika SNS . 27 May 2023 . N1 . sr-RS . 27 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230527123933/https://n1info.rs/vesti/milos-vucevic-zvanicno-izabran-za-novog-predsednika-sns/ . live .
  17. Web site: Mitkovski . Ivan . 27 May 2023 . Ana Lalić: Vučević samo kozmetička promena, SNS ostaje u rukama porodice Vučić . 4 June 2023 . N1 . sr-RS . 29 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529053812/https://n1info.rs/vesti/ana-lalic-vucevic-samo-kozmeticka-promena-sns-ostaje-u-rukama-porodice-vucic/ . live .
  18. News: Evropa . Radio Slobodna . 2024-03-31 . Miloš Vučević mandatar za sastavljanje nove Vlade Srbije . 2024-06-25 . Radio Slobodna Evropa . sh.
  19. Web site: 2024-04-30 . Izabrana nova Vlada Srbije, Miloš Vučević premijer . 2024-06-25 . BBC News na srpskom . sr-latn.
  20. Web site: 2024-07-29 . Premijer Srbije zaražen korona virusom . live . 2024-07-30 . sr-RS.
  21. Web site: Vojvodine . Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija . Vučević: Srbiji mesto u EU, ali ne kao ponižena i postiđena . 16 August 2022 . JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816130954/https://rtv.rs/sr_lat/politika/vucevic-srbiji-mesto-u-eu-ali-ne-kao-ponizena-i-postidjena_1347028.html . live .
  22. Web site: 24 March 2019 . Vučević: NATO bombardovanje je bilo ratni zločin . 16 August 2022 . N1 . sr-RS . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816131418/https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/a470617-vucevic-nato-bombardovanje-je-bilo-ratni-zlocin/ . live .
  23. Web site: Colic . Nina . 22 May 2022 . Vučević: Problemi zbog neuvođenja sankcija Rusiji sve veći – Politika – Dnevni list Danas . 16 August 2022 . sr-RS . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816131437/https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/vucevic-problemi-zbog-neuvodjenja-sankcija-rusiji-sve-veci/ . live .
  24. Web site: Vojvodine . Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija . Vučević: Kosovo i Metohija su duhovni i državotvorni DNK našeg naroda i države . 16 August 2022 . JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816131917/https://rtv.rs/sr_lat/politika/vucevic-kosovo-i-metohija-su-duhovni-i-drzavotvorni-dnk-naseg-naroda-i-drzave_1356261.html . live .
  25. Web site: Vojvodine . Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija . Preminuo Zoran Vučević nekadašnji predsednik Skupštine grada Novog Sada . 16 August 2022 . JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine . 16 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816123840/https://www.rtv.rs/sr_lat/vojvodina/novi-sad/preminuo-zoran-vucevic-nekadasnji-predsednik-skupstine-grada-novog-sada_1265986.html . live .
  26. Web site: VUČEVIĆ ponosan na CRNOGORSKO porijeklo: SRBIJA JE SPREMNA DA POMOGNE OPŠTINAMA U CRNOJ GORI . 17 May 2023 . Mondo Crna Gora . en-US . 17 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230517134642/https://mondo.me/Info/EX-YU/a966885/VUCEVIC-ponosan-na-CRNOGORSKO-porijeklo-SRBIJA-JE-SPREMNA-DA-POMOGNE-OPSTINAMA-U-CRNOJ-GORI.html . live .

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