Cvetko Veljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Цветко Вељковић, Albanian: Cvetko Veljkoviq) is a Kosovo Serb politician serving as a member of the Assembly of Kosovo since 17 November 2022.[1] He is a member of the Civic Initiative for Freedom, Justice and Survival (GI SPO).
Cvetko Veljković Цветко Вељковић | |
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| Member of the Assembly of Kosovo | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Štrpce, SAP Kosovo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | GI SPO |
Biography
editVeljković was born in Štrpce, SAP Kosovo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia.[2] He holds a degree in economy.[3]
In May 2020, Veljković was appointed head of the Office for Communities by Prime Minister Albin Kurti, replacing Nenad Rašić who resigned earlier.[2][3][4] Following his appointment, it was revealed that some years earlier Veljković had posted songs dedicated to Ratko Mladić on his Facebook account, raising controversy.[5]
Veljković was an MP candidate of Civic Initiative for Freedom, Justice and Survival (GI SPO) in the 2021 Kosovan parliamentary election.[6] On 3 February 2021, Veljković was detained by Kosovo police in Štrpce because the member of the local electoral commission Emran Avrdi accused him of making death threats towards him.[7] During the election campaign, Veljković and Rašić, together with Albin Kurti, visited Štrpce.[8] GI SPO only won 1,508 votes or 0.17% of the popular vote, hence Veljković failed to get elected to the Assembly of Kosovo.[9] Veljković, however, managed to enter the Assembly on 17 November 2022 as a replacement for one of the Serb List (SL) MP's who resigned on 7 November 2022.[10]
References
edit- ^ "120 members of the parliament (MPs)". Assembly of Kosovo. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ a b "Šta su portali pisali o Cvetku Veljkoviću pred izbore 2021: Sa Kurtijem u poseti Štrpcu - Politika - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ a b "Cvetko Veljković šef Kancelarije za pitanje zajednica". NOVOSTI (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Kurti appoints Cvetko Veljković as political adviser". KosovaPress. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Kurti e bëri këshilltar, kush është Cvetko Vejlkoviq, 'patrioti i flaktë' shpërndante këngë për Radko Mlladiqin". DOSJA.AL. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Podrška Beograda glavni izborni adut Srpske liste". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ "Kandidat za poslanika GI SPO Cvetko Veljković iz Štrpca priveden zbog pretnji smrću članu OIK-a". www.tvmost.info. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ KoSSev (2021-02-09). "Trajković iz Mitrovice: Građani biraju između dobra i zla, moguća koalicija sa Kurtijem". KoSSev (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ IZBORI ZA SKUPŠTINU KOSOVA 2021
- ^ "U Prištini novih deset srpskih poslanika". Politika Online. Retrieved 2022-11-18.