Safet Pavlović
Safet Pavlović | |
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Сафет Павловић | |
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| Mayor of Žagubica | |
| Assumed office 22 March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Saša Ognjanović |
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| Born | 18 June 1965 SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Management in Zaječar |
Safet Pavlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Сафет Павловић; born 18 June 1965) is a Serbian politician serving as the mayor of Žagubica since 2013. A former member of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), he is now a member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).
Early life and education
Pavlović was born on 18 June 1965 in
Political career
He started his political career in 2008[1] as a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and was the president of its branch in Žagubica.[3] He participated in the elections for the National Council of the Vlach National Minority. Pavlović served as the assistant to the mayor of Žagubica. Since 22 March 2013, he has been serving as the mayor of Žagubica, He joined the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in 2015.[1] He was re-elected mayor in 2016[4] and 2020.[5]
Controversies
In 1994, Pavlović was arrested for falsifying documents. In 2002, as an owner of a night club, Pavlović was arrested for mediation in prostitution after a Moldovan and Romanian woman, suspected of prostitution, were found in his night club.[6] In December 2022, Pavlović threatened an environmental activist, telling him that if "someone hits on my name, then we cut you".[7] In April 2023, during an environmental protest in Žagubica, Pavlović was provoking the protesters by sending them kisses and eventually physically attacking MPs Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta and Radmila Vasić.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c d "Predsednik opštine". www.zagubica.ls.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ Media, Presenting (2019-10-24). "Da li se ravnomerno ulaže u vlaška i srpska sela (FOTO)". www.ebranicevo.com. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Safet Pavlović ponovo predsednik SPS-a u Žagubici - Društvo - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ Redakcija, Boom93 (2016-05-06). "Safet Pavlović novi – stari predsednik opštine Žagubica". Boom93 (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-06-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Urednik (2020-08-24). "Za predsednika opštine Žagubica ponovo izabran Safet Pavlović". TV, radio i internet Biser, Požarevac (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Predsednik opštine Žagubica hapšen zbog dilovanja i prostitucije!". kurir.rs (in Serbian). 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ Jelovac, Jelena (2023-04-05). ""Ako neko udari na mene, onda te sečemo": Snimljen naprednjak i predsednik opštine Žagubica kako preti smrću aktivisti (AUDIO)". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ ""Meštani koji se bune dobijaju pretnje i batine": Ćuta za Danas o udarcima koje je dobio u Žagubici - Društvo - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ Nova.rs (2023-04-10). "Tuča u Žagubici: Predsednik opštine slao poljupce demonstrantima, a onda je usledilo pesničenje VIDEO". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-06-06.