Rade Basta Explained

Rade Basta
Native Name:Раде Баста
Native Name Lang:sr
Office:Minister of Economy
Primeminister:Ana Brnabić
Term Start:26 October 2022
Term End:22 June 2023
Predecessor:Anđelka Atanasković
Successor:Siniša Mali (acting)
Slobodan Cvetković
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Term Start1:1 August 2022
Term End1:25 October 2022
Birth Date:21 February 1979
Birth Place:Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Occupation:Politician
Branch:Army of FR Yugoslavia
Serviceyears:1998–1999
Battles:Kosovo War

Rade Basta (Serbian: Раде Баста; born 21 February 1979) is a Serbian politician who served as minister of economy from 2022 to 2023. A former member of United Serbia (JS), he served as a member of the National Assembly of Serbia from August to October 2022.

Born in Novi Sad, he graduated from the University of Novi Sad in 2002. He was an advisor to Srđan Kružević during his tenure as the director of Elektrovojvodina, a deputy provincial secretary for energy, and briefly a member of the City Assembly of Novi Sad in 2016. As of 2018, he has been the president of Belgrade Power Plants, a public communal company. He was an associate during Goran Vesić's tenure as deputy mayor of Belgrade. He is a supporter of nuclear power while he also argued that Serbia should establish a scientific-research center for nuclear technologies with the United States and European Union, and that Serbia should build a nuclear power plant.

Basta was appointed minister of economy in the third cabinet of Ana Brnabić in October 2022. Since then, Basta has openly supported introducing sanctions against Russia, which was met with backlash from JS and the Socialist Party of Serbia, and has supported the mass protests that began in May 2023. He was dismissed from JS and the government in June 2023. Soon after, he formed the European Way Movement.

Early life

Basta was born on 21 February 1979 in Novi Sad, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[1] [2] He fought in the Kosovo War.[3] He finished his secondary education at a school in Sremska Kamenica, graduated from the University of Novi Sad in 2002, and earned his master's degree from the University of the Academy of Commerce in Novi Sad in 2012.

Career

He began his career as a worker at the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1998; he worked there until 2005. Basta worked as an adviser to Srđan Kružević, a former United Serbia (JS) member, when Kružević was the director of Elektrovojvodina.[4] [5] Basta was later appointed deputy provincial secretary for energy in July 2016.[6] He was elected member of the City Assembly of Novi Sad in 2016 but resigned shortly afterwards.[7] At the end of 2016, he was appointed president of the JS branch in Vojvodina.[8] In September 2018, he became the president of the Belgrade Power Plants, a public communal company.[9] He served as deputy president of the JS, until his dismissal on 10 June 2023.[10]

Marko Bastać, then a member of the Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP), accused Basta of leading security guards that allegedly beat a group of people after the promotion of Goran Vesić's book in October 2019.[11] During Vesić's tenure as deputy mayor of Belgrade, Basta served as his associate.[12] Basta was elected to the City Assembly of Belgrade after the 2022 Belgrade City Assembly election, although he resigned shortly after. He was elected to the National Assembly of Serbia after the snap 2022 Serbian parliamentary election.[13] As a member of the JS parliamentary group, he served as a member of the committee on defence an internal affairs and committee for agriculture, forestry, and water management; he was also a deputy member of the committee for finance, republic budget, and control of spending of public funds. He resigned from his position as a member of the National Assembly on 25 October 2022.[14]

Following his dismissal from JS, he formed the European Way Movement (PEP), which according to him would advocate for faster accession of Serbia to the European Union.[15] PEP would also take part in the upcoming parliamentary election.[16]

Minister of Economy

Initially speculated to be appointed as a Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water economy, it was announced on 23 October 2022 that he would serve as a minister of economy instead. He was sworn in on 26 October, succeeding Anđelka Atanasković.[17]

Dragan Marković, the leader of JS, and Ivica Dačić, the leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia submitted a proposal to dismiss Basta from the government on 22 June due to his support for introducing sanctions against Russia.[18] [19] Siniša Mali took over his function on the same day,[20] [21] while the National Assembly dismissed him on 11 July.[22]

Political positions

Basta is a supporter of nuclear power and argued that Serbia should build a nuclear power plant to ensure a stable supply of electricity.[23] He also proposed that the government of Serbia should establish the National Corporation for Atomic Energy. He also stated that the Serbian-Russian Humanitarian Center in Niš should be abolished, and that Serbia needs to open a scientific-research center for nuclear technologies with the United States and European Union.[24] He has supported the mass protests that began in May 2023.[25]

Basta supports sanctioning Russia due to their invasion of Ukraine and he has been vocally supportive of Ukraine.[26] [27] [28] This prompted reaction from JS, which is opposed to introducing sanctions.[29]

Personal life

By profession, Basta claims to be an economist. He was formerly a kickboxer, a policeman, and a professor of physical education. He received the "Captain Miša Anastasijević" award in December 2012 for his contribution to the development of entrepreneurship and social creativity. He served as the director of FK Radnički Niš from December 2016 to November 2017.[30] [31] He resides in Belgrade.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rade Basta . 23 October 2022 . Istinomer . sr-RS . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023114257/https://www.istinomer.rs/akter/rade-basta/ . live .
  2. Web site: 24 October 2022 . Odluka o izboru Vlade i biografije predloženih članova Vlade . 25 October 2022 . National Assembly of Serbia . sr . 25 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221025174054/http://www.parlament.gov.rs/upload/archive/files/cir/pdf/akta_procedura/13_saziv/2189-22.pdf . live .
  3. Web site: 2023-04-09 . Polemika Radeta Baste i Boška Obradovića: Ko je ratovao za Kosovo i ko je za NATO . 2023-07-18 . Danas . sr-RS.
  4. News: Savić . Danilo . 23 October 2022 . Potvrđeno: Rade Basta novi ministar privrede . sr . NOVA portal . 23 October 2022 . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023112944/https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/potvrdjeno-rade-basta-novi-ministar-privrede/ . live .
  5. Web site: 26 July 2013 . Ferko napustio DS, Palmini ga zaposlili u Elektrovojvodinu . 23 October 2022 . 021.rs . sr . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023114257/https://www.021.rs/story/Novi-Sad/Vesti/64712/Ferko-napustio-DS-Palmini-ga-zaposlili-u-Elektrovojvodinu.html . live .
  6. Web site: 18 July 2016 . Održana četvrta sednica Skupštine AP Vojvodine . 23 October 2022 . Assembly of Vojvodina . sr . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023121215/https://www.skupstinavojvodine.gov.rs/Vesti.aspx?id=5334&s=vesti&j=SRL . live .
  7. Web site: Rade Basta . 23 October 2022 . Otvoreni Parlament . sr . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023121221/https://otvoreniparlament.rs/poslanik/9548 . live .
  8. Web site: 11 December 2016 . Basta novi predsednik PO Jedinstvene Srbije . 23 October 2022 . Radio Television of Vojvodina . sr . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023121214/https://rtv.rs/sr_lat/vojvodina/novi-sad/basta-novi-predsednik-po-jedinstvene-srbije_782711.html . live .
  9. Web site: 25 September 2018 . Imenovani novi direktori više beogradskih javnih preduzeća . 23 October 2022 . N1 . sr-RS . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023174143/https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/a422927-imenovani-novi-direktori-vise-beogradskih-javnih-preduzeca/ . live .
  10. Web site: 20 June 2023 . JS zatražila smenu svog ministra Radeta Baste, Nova.rs piše - osniva novi pokret . 20 June 2023 . N1 . sr-RS.
  11. Web site: 15 October 2019 . Bastać: Vesić naložio svom obezbedjenju da bije mirne gradjane kako bi skrenuo pažnju sa korupcije . 23 October 2022 . Novinska agencija Beta . sr . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023122555/https://beta.rs/politika/117952-bastac-vesic-nalozio-svom-obezbedjenju-da-bije-mirne-gradjane-kako-bi-skrenuo-paznju-sa-korupcije . live .
  12. Web site: 23 October 2022 . Ko je Rade Basta, novi ministar u Vladi Srbije . 23 October 2022 . Danas . sr-RS . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023123020/https://www.danas.rs/vesti/ekonomija/ko-je-rade-basta-novi-ministar-u-vladi-srbije-biografija-vlada-privrede/ . live .
  13. Web site: Rade Basta . 23 October 2022 . National Assembly of Serbia . sr . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023112950/http://www.parlament.gov.rs/RADE_BASTA.1251.891.html . live .
  14. Web site: Poslanicima kojima je prestao mandat . 11 December 2022 . National Assembly of Serbia . sr . 11 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221211134229/http://www.parlament.gov.rs/narodna-skupstina-/sastav/narodni-poslanici/aktuelni-saziv.890.html?submitted=true&name=Rade+Basta&location=0&party=0& . live .
  15. Web site: 20 June 2023 . Rade Basta: Formirao sam pokret Evropski put (PEP) i izlazim na sve predstojeće izbore . 20 June 2023 . Danas . sr-RS.
  16. Web site: 20 June 2023 . Rade Basta osnovao pokret Evropski put i najavio izlazak na izbore . 20 June 2023 . N1 . sr-RS.
  17. Web site: 26 October 2022 . Druga posebna sednica Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije u Trinaestom sazivu . 30 October 2022 . National Assembly of Serbia . sr . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030122835/http://www.parlament.gov.rs/Druga_posebna_sednica_Narodne_skup%C5%A1tine_Republike_Srbije_u_Trinaestom_sazivu.45714.941.html . live .
  18. Web site: Valtner . Lidija . 22 June 2023 . Rade Basta potvrdio da je zahtev za njegovu smenu poslat Skupštini: Očekuje da naprednjaci neće prihvatiti predlog SPS i JS . 22 June 2023 . Danas . sr-RS.
  19. Web site: 20 June 2023 . Jedinstvena Srbija zatražila smenu svog ministra Radeta Baste . 27 June 2023 . Novinska agencija Beta . sr.
  20. Web site: 23 June 2023 . Siniša Mali preuzeo ovlašćenja do izbora novog ministra privrede . 23 June 2023 . Danas . sr-RS.
  21. Web site: 22 June 2023 . Vlada Srbije: Ministar privrede Rade Basta razrešen dužnosti . 23 June 2023 . Vreme . sr-RS.
  22. Web site: 2023-07-11 . Skupština izglasala smenu ministra Radeta Baste . 2023-07-11 . N1 . sr-RS.
  23. Web site: 25 June 2022 . Direktor "Beogradskih elektrana": Srbija treba da gradi nuklearnu elektranu . 23 October 2022 . N1 . sr-RS . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023122553/https://rs.n1info.com/biznis/basta-nuklearna-elektrana-obezbedjuje-stabilno-snabdevanje-elektricnom-energijom/ . live .
  24. Web site: 22 May 2022 . Direktor Beogradskih elektrana: Ukinuti Srpsko-ruski humanitarni centar, praviti nuklearnu energiju sa SAD i EU . 23 October 2022 . Danas . sr-RS . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023122553/https://www.danas.rs/vesti/ekonomija/direktor-beogradskih-elektrana-ukinuti-srpsko-ruski-humanitarni-centar-praviti-nuklearnu-energiju-sa-sad-i-eu/ . live .
  25. Web site: Milenković . M. R. . 16 June 2023 . INTERVJU Rade Basta: Svi članovi Vlade Srbije morali su da budu na ulici sa građanima zbog tragedije . 23 June 2023 . Danas . sr-RS.
  26. Web site: 13 March 2023 . Ministar Rade Basta traži da se Vlada izjasni o sankcijama Rusiji: Za uvođenje sankcija sam . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313145950/https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/ministar-rade-basta-trazi-da-se-clanovi-vlade-izjasne-o-sankcijama-rusiji/ . 13 March 2023 . 13 March 2023 . Danas . sr-RS.
  27. Web site: 2023-04-05 . Basta sa ukrajinskim poslanicima: Rusija izvršila agresiju na Ukrajinu, naš cilj članstvo u EU za pet godina . 2023-06-27 . Euronews . sr.
  28. Web site: Ministar Basta sa ukrajinskim ambasadorom o ekonomskim posledicama zbog rata u Ukrajini . 2023-06-27 . Srpska ekonomija . sr.
  29. Web site: 13 March 2023 . Palma: Basta izneo lični, a ne stranački stav o sankcijama . 27 June 2023 . Direktno . sr.
  30. Web site: Nikolić . A. . Stankov . A. . 8 December 2016 . Ivica Tončev novi predsednik Radničkog . 23 October 2022 . Južne vesti . sr . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023121225/https://www.juznevesti.com/Sport/Ivica-Toncev-novi-predsednik-Radnickog.sr.html . live .
  31. Web site: Jovanović . M. . 15 November 2017 . Radnički dobio novog direktora kluba . 23 October 2022 . Južne vesti . sr . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221023121214/https://www.juznevesti.com/Sport/Radnicki-dobio-novog-direktora-kluba.sr.html . live .

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