Draginja Vuksanović
Draginja Vuksanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиња Вуксановић; born 7 April 1978) is a Montenegrin jurist, politician and professor of law at the University of Montenegro. She is the current member of Parliament and the former president of the Social Democratic Party. At the 2018 presidential election, she became the first female presidential candidate in the history of the country.
Draginja Vuksanović Драгиња Вуксановић | |
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.jpg.webp) Draginja Vuksanović in 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1978 Bar, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Montenegro |
| Profession | Jurist, politician, professor |
| Website | predsjednica |
Biography
Vuksanović graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Montenegro in 2000, earning the master's degree in 2005, and the doctoral degree in 2011 at the same university. She works as a professor at the Faculty of Law and Faculty of Drama Arts of the University of Montenegro. She speaks French and English, while also using Italian and Spanish languages.
Political career
Draginja Vuksanović is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Montenegro (SDP), and a member of the Parliament of Montenegro since 2012.[1] In March 2018, Vuksanović announced her candidacy for the upcoming presidential election. She was nominated by the Social Democratic Party and supported by DEMOS, as the first female presidential candidate in the history of Montenegro.[2] Vuksanović came third in the election, winning 8.2% of the votes.
On 29 June 2019, Vuksanović was elected president of the Social Democratic Party, making her the only female president of a Montenegrin political party, at the time. Vuksanović resigned after the poor results at the 2020 parliamentary election.[3]
Vuksanović is part of the Montenegrin nationalist faction within the SDP. Her public statements were often characterized by strong anti-Serb sentiment and nationalist rhetoric.[4] According to Vuksanović, her mother is a Serb from Požega, Serbia.[5]
References
- Draginja Vuksanović - Biography
- Vuksanović poručila da neće odustati od kandidature, Vijesti, 21 March 2018, Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- Draginja Vuksanović Stanković od danas na čelu SDP-a
- Moja majka je izvorna pravoslavna Srpkinja, ne posrbica; Kovačević: Ne koristite te termine, 25 December 2020
- ИН4С. "(VIDEO) Vuksanović Stanković izaziva mržnju i širi antirbizam: Srbe nazvala posrbicama!" (in Serbian).