Miloš Vučević
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Miloš Vučević (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Вучевић, pronounced [mǐloʃ ʋûːtʃeʋitɕ]; 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 Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia from 2022 to 2024. Born in Novi Sad, Vučević graduated from the 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 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 from power. Vučević led coalitions that included SNS and Socialist Party of Serbia, and later League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina and Serbian Patriotic Alliance. As mayor, he redesigned the city's urbanism plan, worked on improving the city's infrastructure, and oversaw the beginning of the Novi Sad on Water project and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was re-elected as mayor in 2016 and 2020, becoming the longest-serving mayor of Novi Sad in 2021. During his tenure, Novi Sad was also the European Youth Capital and the European Capital of Culture. Vučević was appointed minister of defence in the third cabinet of Ana Brnabić in October 2022. During his tenure, he played a role in the North Kosovo crisis, became the president of SNS, and allegedly sent weapons to Ukraine, though he denied the allegations. Vučević led SNS in the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election, in which they won 48% of the popular vote. After the elections, he became prime minister of Serbia. As prime minister, he worked on trade relatons and introducing lithium mining projects, but was also met with environmental and education trade union protests. After the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse, mass anti-corruption protests were organised by students in Serbia. He resigned as prime minister in January 2025 after a group of SNS members physically attacked students; he was succeeded by Đuro Macut in April. Vučević's positions are populist. He favours military neutrality, cooperation with NATO and the United States, and participation in peacekeeping missions. He opposes introducing sanctions against Russia related to the invasion of Ukraine, but supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine. He also opposes the independence of Kosovo. Although a self-described anti-corruption politician, Vučević has been accused of corruption and having connections with businessmen accused of corruption.