Sonja Karadžić-Jovičević Explained

Sonja Karadžić-Jovičević
Party:Serb Democratic Party
Office1:Vice President of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska
Termstart1:7 October 2018
Birth Name:Sonja Karadžić
Birth Date:22 May 1967
Birth Place:Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Bosnian Serb
Occupation:Doctor, politician

Sonja Karadžić-Jovičević (; born 22 May 1967) is a Bosnian Serb politician and doctor serving as the vice president of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska since 7 October 2018.[1]

She is a member of the Serb Democratic Party, a party founded by her father Radovan Karadžić, the first president of Republika Srpska.[2] [3] In December 2020, High Representative Valentin Inzko, with the help of Sonja Karadžić-Jovičević, succeeded in having a plaque honoring Radovan Karadžić removed after threatening Bosnian Serb leader and Presidency member Milorad Dodik with European Union sanctions if the plaque were not removed within six months.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: miroslavp. 2 February 2015. Соња Караџић-Јовичевић. 1 December 2021. НСРС. sr.
  2. Web site: d.o.o. Promotim. Suočavanje sa prošlošću Sonje Karadžić i jedan vic. 1 December 2021. www.frontal.ba. en.
  3. Web site: Srna. Sonja Karadžić-Jovičević: Moj otac ima pravo da podnese zahtev da bude oslobođen optužbi. 1 December 2021. Blic.rs. sr.
  4. News: Kovačević. Vladimir. Grebo. Lamija. 2020. Balkan transitional justice. Tribute to Radovan Karadzic Removed after Daughter Intervene.