Summary
The article discusses the background and political journey of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic. It highlights his past involvement with nationalist politics and his current role in Serbian politics, including his approaches to international relations and domestic controversies.
Key Facts
- Aleksandar Vucic attended a football match in 1990 that highlighted ethnic tensions in Yugoslavia.
- Vucic's political career began in a far-right group advocating for a "Greater Serbia."
- He later formed a centrist political party and addressed past crimes at Srebrenica, though he does not call them genocide.
- Vucic has worked on Serbia's negotiations to join the European Union.
- Under his leadership, Serbia has strengthened ties with China and Russia.
- Since becoming president in 2017, Vucic has been accused of curbing democratic freedoms.
- There have been ongoing anticorruption protests against his government.
