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Srpska Napredna Stranka
The Serbian Progressive Party (, SNS) is a major populist, catch-all political party in Serbia. It has been the ruling party since 2012. Miloš Vučević, the former prime minister of Serbia, has served as its president since 2023. Founded by Tomislav Nikolić and Aleksandar Vučić in 2008 as a split from the Serbian Radical Party, SNS served in opposition to the Democratic Party until 2012. SNS gained prominence and became the largest opposition party due to their anti-corruption platform and the protests in 2011 at which they demanded early elections. In 2012, Nikolić was elected president of Serbia and succeeded by Vučić as president of SNS. A coalition government led by SNS and Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) was also formed. Vučić became prime minister in 2014 while SNS became the largest party in Belgrade and Vojvodina in 2014 and 2016 respectively. SNS chose Vučić as their presidential candidate for the 2017 election, which he ultimately won. Mass protest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miloš Vučević
Miloš Vučević ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Вучевић, ; born 10 December 1974) is a Serbian politician and lawyer who served as Prime Minister of Serbia from 2024 to 2025. He has been the president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) since 2023. He was previously the Mayor of Novi Sad from 2012 to 2022 and the Ministry of Defence (Serbia), Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia from 2022 to 2024. Born in Novi Sad, Vučević graduated from the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law, Faculty of Law of the University of Novi Sad in 1999, after which he worked as a lawyer. He joined SNS in 2008 and was elected the president of the party's Novi Sad branch in 2011. He led SNS in the 2012 Serbian local elections, 2012 local elections, winning 16% of the popular vote in Novi Sad. Vučević became mayor of Novi Sad in September 2012 after ousting Igor Pavličić of the Democratic Party (Serbia), Democratic Party from power. Vučević led coalitions that included SNS a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |