Aleksandar Vučić
Aleksandar Vučić is a Serbian politician serving as the president of Serbia since 2017. A member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), he previously served as the president of the SNS from 2012 to 2023, first deputy prime minister from 2012 to 2014, and prime minister of Serbia from 2014 to 2017.
Some of the key events about Aleksandar Vučić
- 1993Became a member of the Serbian Radical Party, beginning his political career
- 1995Served as director of a state-run gas company during a period of severe economic sanctions and hyperinflation
- 1998Appointed Minister of Information in Mirko Marjanović's government, overseeing media restrictions during the Kosovo War
- 2003Accused of involvement in a political assassination attempt against Vuk Drašković
- 2008Elected as Deputy President of the Serbian Progressive Party
- 2008Participated in organizing protests against Kosovo's declaration of independence, which turned violent
- 2012Appointed as Minister of Defense and First Deputy Prime Minister
- 2012Criticized for forming a coalition government with the Socialist Party of Serbia, despite previous opposition
- 2014Became Prime Minister of Serbia
- 2014Faced accusations of media censorship and pressure on journalists critical of the government
- 2015Played a key role in normalizing relations between Serbia and Kosovo
- 2016Led Serbia's efforts to join the European Union
- 2016Oversaw controversial Belgrade Waterfront project, criticized for lack of transparency and forced evictions
- 2017Elected as President of Serbia
- 2017Accused of suppressing opposition and civil society organizations through various means
- 2018Facilitated economic reforms leading to increased foreign investment in Serbia
- 2019Faced large-scale protests against perceived authoritarianism and corruption in his government
- 2020Oversaw Serbia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including rapid vaccine procurement
- 2020Criticized for the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, including alleged underreporting of cases and deaths
- 2022Re-elected as President of Serbia for a second term
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