Nebojša Vukanović

Nebojša Vukanović
Vukanović in 2023
Member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2018
Personal details
Born	(1979-01-10) 10 January 1979 (age 46) Trebinje, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Bosnian Serb
Political party	For Justice and Order (2014–present)
Spouse	Zorana Vukanović
Alma mater	University of Montenegro (BA)

Nebojša Vukanović (born 10 January 1979) is a Bosnian Serb politician and journalist serving as member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska since 2018. He is the founder and president of the For Justice and Order party.

Biography

Early life and education

Vukanović was born on 10 January 1979 in Trebinje. He finished elementary and high school in his hometown, and graduated in 2005 from the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Montenegro.[1] Two years after graduating, he worked as a professor and journalist.[1]

Political career

Since 2006, Vukanović has been known to the public as a critic of Milorad Dodik and the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats. He began his political career in 2012, running for mayor of Trebinje in the 2012 municipal elections, but failed to get elected having obtained only 27.56% of the vote.[2]

Vukanović formed the For Justice and Order party in 2014, and managed to get elected to the National Assembly of Republika Srpska in the 2018 general election.[3] He was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 2022 general election, obtaining over 5,000 votes.[1][4]

Personal life

Since 2011, Vukanović has been running his own blog and YouTube channel, with the latter having over 100,000 subscribers.[5]

On 4 September 2021, Vukanović was physically attacked in Cetinje by a group of Montenegrin nationalists.[6] He was physically attacked again at a restaurant near Foča in July 2023.[7]

Nebojša is married to Zorana Vukanović, with whom he lives in Trebinje.[1]

References

1. "Nebojša Vukanović". imovinapoliticara.cin.ba (in Bosnian). CIN.ba. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
2. "Lokalni izbori 2012 - Rezultati Trebinje". izbori.ba (in Bosnian). 6 November 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
3. "Opći izbori 2018 - Rezultati NSRS". izbori.ba (in Bosnian). 28 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
4. "Opći izbori 2022 - Rezultati NSRS". izbori.ba (in Bosnian). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
5. "@NebojsaVukanovic". Youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
6. "Vukanović napadnut na Cetinju: Neko pesnicom, neko nogom… nije lako biti Srbin" (in Bosnian). N1. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
7. M.G. (26 July 2023). "Nebojša Vukanović napadnut u Foči dok je ručao, policija uhapsila napadača" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 27 January 2025.

External links

• Nebojša Vukanović at JavnaRasprava.ba