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{{Short description|Serbian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| native_name = {{nobold|Војислав Михаиловић}}
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| image = Vojislav Mihailović.png
| caption = Mihailović in 2023
| office = Vice-President of the [[National Assembly (Serbia)|National Assembly]]
| term_start = 10 November 2022
| term_end =
| term_start1 = 4 February 2004
| term_end1 = 14 February 2007
| term_start2 = 11 February 1994
| term_end2 = 22 January 1999
| office3 = [[President of Serbia]]
| status3 = Acting
| primeminister3 = [[Zoran Živković (politician)|Zoran Živković]]
| term_start3 = 3 March 2004
| term_end3 = 4 March 2004
| predecessor3 = [[Dragan Maršićanin]] (acting)
| successor3 = [[Predrag Marković]] (acting)
| office4 = 68th [[Mayor of Belgrade]]
| term_start4 = 22 January 1999
| term_end4 = 5 October 2000
| predecessor4 = [[Milan Božić (politician)|Milan Božić]] (acting)
| successor4 = [[Milan St. Protić]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|3|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Belgrade]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|PR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|FPR Yugoslavia]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse =
| nickname = Vojo
| alma_mater = [[University of Belgrade]]
| party = [[Serbian Renewal Movement|SPO]] (1990–2005)<br />[[Serbian Democratic Renewal Movement|SDPO]] (2005–2010)<br />[[Serbian People's Party (2014)|SNP]] (2014–2016)<br />[[Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia|POKS]] (2018–present)<br />
| children = 2
}}
'''Vojislav Mihailović''' ({{lang-sr-cyrl|Војислав Михаиловић}}; born 3 September 1951) is a Serbian politician who served as the [[mayor of Belgrade]] from 1999 to 2000. As of January 2022, he has been the president of the [[Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia]] (POKS). He is a grandson of [[Draža Mihailović]], the leader of [[Chetniks]] during [[World War II]].
A long-time member of the [[Serbian Renewal Movement]] (SPO), he left the party in 2005 after a party split, becoming one of the founders and co-president of the [[Serbian Democratic Renewal Movement]] (SDPO). In 2014, he joined the [[Serbian People's Party (2014)|Serbian People's Party]] (SNP), left it in 2016, and then in 2018 he joined POKS. He has served as vice-president of the [[National Assembly of Serbia]] from 1994 to 1999, from 2004 to 2007, and again since 2022.
== Early life and private career ==
Mihailović was born on 3 September 1951 in [[Belgrade]], in the [[PR Serbia]], [[Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia]]. He finished primary school in Belgrade and then graduated from the [[Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade|Faculty of Law]] at the [[University of Belgrade]] in 1980.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Četvorka u trci|url=http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2000/09/05/srpski/P00090413.shtm|access-date=8 February 2022|website=Glas javnosti}}</ref>
After finishing his studies, he worked as a lawyer, and later he founded a private business. He used to be a co-owner of a company that imports [[Pampers]] diapers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Vojislav Mihailović|url=https://www.istinomer.rs/akter/vojislav-mihailovic/|access-date=8 February 2022|website=Istinomer|language=sr-RS}}</ref>
== Political career ==
=== SPO (1993–2005) ===
He joined the [[Monarchism|monarchist]] [[Serbian Renewal Movement]] (SPO) headed by [[Vuk Drašković]] in 1993, and a year later, he was named a member of the party presidency. He was elected MP in the [[1993 Serbian parliamentary election|1993 parliamentary elections]], elected vice-president of the [[National Assembly (Serbia)|National Assembly]] and later re-elected to both positions in the [[1997 Serbian parliamentary election|1997 parliamentary elections]].<ref name=":0" />
When [[Zoran Đinđić]] was removed from office as the [[mayor of Belgrade]] at the initiative of SPO and help from the then ruling [[Socialist Party of Serbia]] (SPS) in late 1997, the office was vacant for more than a year, with [[Milan Božić (politician)|Milan Božić]] serving as the acting mayor.<ref name=":1" /> Following the vacancy period, Mihailović was elected Mayor of Belgrade on 22 January 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vojislav Mihailović novi gradonačelnik|url=http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/1999/01/23/gv-03-1999-01-23.html|access-date=8 February 2022|website=Glas javnosti}}</ref> Mihailović ran as SPO candidate for [[President of FR Yugoslavia|President of Federal Republic Yugoslavia]] in the [[2000 Yugoslavian general election|2000 Yugoslav general elections]], winning 2.95% of the popular vote.<ref name=":1" /> Following the [[Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević|overthrow]] of [[Slobodan Milošević]], Mihailović was succeeded as mayor by [[Milan St. Protić]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Predsednici Beogradske opštine, Skupštine grada i gradonačelnici 1839-2014.|url=http://www.beograd.rs/index.php?lang=lat&kat=gradska-vlast&sub=1952-predsednici-beogradske-opstine-skupstine-grada-i-gradonacelnici-1839-2014|access-date=8 February 2022|website=Grad Beograd - Zvanična internet prezentacija {{!}} Predsednici Beogradske opštine, Skupštine grada i gradonačelnici 1839-2014.|language=sr-rs}}</ref>
Mihailović was once again elected MP in the [[2003 Serbian parliamentary election|2003 parliamentary election]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=NOVA SRBIJA I SAMOSTALNI POSLANICI 9+9|url=https://otvoreniparlament.rs/poslanicki-klub/323|access-date=8 February 2022|website=Otvoreni parlament}}</ref> and later the vice-president of the National Assembly.<ref name=":1" /> He served as the acting [[president of Serbia]] for one day, from 3 to 4 March 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Na čelu Srbije|url=https://www.predsednik.rs/lat/predsednik/na-celu-srbije|access-date=8 February 2022|website=Predsednik Republike Srbije}}</ref> In December 2004, Mihailović, along with [[Veroljub Stevanović]] and other SPO high-ranking members, published a letter, accusing the party leadership for "misapproriating 136,000 euros from the state budget, while some local party boards did not have funds for utilities and telephone bills".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oštri sporovi u SPO-u|url=https://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2004&mm=12&dd=17&nav_category=11&nav_id=158184|access-date=8 February 2022|website=B92.net| date=17 December 2004 |language=sr}}</ref> [[Danica Drašković]], the wife of SPO leader Vuk Drašković, responded by accusing the then [[Prime Minister of Serbia|prime minister of Serbia]], [[Vojislav Koštunica]], and the director of the [[Security Intelligence Agency]] (BIA), [[Rade Bulatović]], for being behind the letter and sued the signatories of the letter for defamation.<ref name=":1" /> In March 2005, Mihailović announced that he was leaving SPO.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kuda ide SPO|url=https://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2005&mm=03&dd=07&nav_category=11&nav_id=163738|access-date=8 February 2022|website=B92.net| date=3 July 2005 |language=sr}}</ref>
=== SDPO (2005–2010) ===
In May 2005, Mihailović, along with Veroljub Stevanović, founded the [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]] [[Serbian Democratic Renewal Movement]] (SDPO), while he and Stevanović were elected co-presidents of the newly formed party.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Podelila se Ravna gora|url=http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2005/05/15/srpski/D05051402.shtml|access-date=8 February 2022|website=Glas javnosti}}</ref> Nine SPO MP's joined SDPO following a party split.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 November 2005|title=Šta se krije iza skupštinskih kulisa - Srbija, budžet i afere - Nedeljnik Vreme|url=https://www.vreme.com/vreme/sta-se-krije-iza-skupstinskih-kulisa/|access-date=8 February 2022|website=www.vreme.com|language=sr-RS}}</ref> In the [[2007 Serbian parliamentary election|2007 parliamentary election]], SDPO participated in a coalition with [[New Serbia (political party)|New Serbia]] (NS) and [[Democratic Party of Serbia]], with SDPO gaining two seats and Mihailović being elected MP once again.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Narodna skupština Republike Srbije {{!}} Saziv od 14. februara 2007.|url=http://www.parlament.gov.rs/narodna-skupstina-/sastav/narodni-poslanici/arhiva-saziva/saziv-od-14-februara-2007-.892.html|access-date=8 February 2022|website=www.parlament.gov.rs}}</ref> In late 2007, the president of [[Together for Šumadija|Together for Kragujevac]], also the co-president of the SDPO, signed a coalition agreement with the leader of [[G17 Plus]], [[Mlađan Dinkić]], which Mihailović opposed. SDPO did not participate in the [[2008 Serbian parliamentary election|2008 parliamentary election]]<ref name=":1" /> and the party dissolved in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Kombi" se odvezao u istoriju|url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/politika/aktuelno.289.html:262733-Kombi-se-odvezao-u-istoriju|access-date=8 February 2022|website=NOVOSTI|language=sr}}</ref>
=== SNP (2014–2016) ===
In December 2014, Mihailović spoke at the founding assembly of the [[Serbian People's Party (2014)|Serbian People's Party]] (SNP) headed by [[Nenad Popović]], and became a member of the SNP presidency. During his speech at the founding assembly of SNO, Mihailović stated that "SNP will strive to preserve the identity of Serbs in the region, the ties between the motherland and the diaspora".<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 December 2014|title=ОСНИВАЧКА СКУПШТИНА СРПСКЕ НАРОДНЕ ПАРТИЈЕ НЕНАДА ПОПОВИЋА: РУСИЈА ЈЕ НАШ ЗАШТИТНИК|url=https://standard.rs/2014/12/05/osnivacka-skupstina-srpske-narodne-partije-nenada-popovica-rusija-je-nas-zastitnik/|access-date=8 February 2022|website=Нови Стандард|language=sr-RS}}</ref>
=== POKS (2018–present) ===
In 2018, Mihailović joined the [[Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia]], another break-away faction of SPO.<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 January 2018|title=Mihajlović i Marković na listi POKS - Politika - Dnevni list Danas|url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/mihajlovic-i-markovic-na-listi-poks/|access-date=8 February 2022|language=sr-RS}}</ref> He was the party's ballot carrier in the [[2018 Belgrade City Assembly election]], however, POKS only won 0.53% of the popular vote and failed to pass the electoral threshold.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 March 2018|title=Konačni rezultati beogradskih izbora 2018.|url=https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/a369485-Konacni-rezultati-beogradskih-izbora-2018/|access-date=8 February 2022|website=N1|language=sr-RS}}</ref> He was later named member of the party presidency and elected vice-president of POKS.<ref name=":1" />
In December 2021, conflict arose between the president of POKS, [[Žika Gojković]], and Mihailović. On 23 December 2021, it was reported that the POKS presidency, led by Mihailović, had met to remove Gojković from the office of president, on the grounds that his four-year term had expired in October.<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 December 2021|title=Istekao mandat predsedniku POKS-a Žiki Gojkoviću, Izborna skupština u januaru|url=https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/istekao-mandat-predsedniku-poks-a-ziki-gojkovicu-izborna-skupstina-u-januaru/|access-date=30 December 2021|website=N1|language=sr-RS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=23 December 2021|title=Istekao mandat predsedniku POKS Žiki Gojkoviću, Izborna skupština stranke 15. januara|url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/istekao-mandat-predsedniku-poks-ziki-gojkovicu-izborna-skupstina-stranke-15-januara/|access-date=30 December 2021|website=Danas|language=sr-RS}}</ref> POKS official Miloš Parandilović stated that the aforementioned meeting had been "illegitimately convened by a group of party officials seeking to carry out a coup" and that Gojković was still the legitimate president.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 December 2021|title=Portparol POKS: Grupa funkcionera raspisala lažnu izbornu skupštinu|url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/portparol-poks-grupa-funkcionera-raspisala-laznu-izbornu-skupstinu/|access-date=30 December 2021|website=Danas|language=sr-RS}}</ref> Mihailović's faction announced on 28 December that Gojković and his prominent ally [[Mirko Čikiriz]] had been expelled from the party.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 December 2021|title=Žika Gojković isključen iz POKS|url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/zika-gojkovic-iskljucen-iz-poks/|access-date=30 December 2021|website=Danas|language=sr-RS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=28 December 2021|title=Radosavljević: Žika Gojković isključen iz članstva POKS|url=https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/radosavljevic-zika-gojkovic-iskljucen-iz-clanstva-poks/|access-date=30 December 2021|website=N1|language=sr-RS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Čikiriz i Gojković izbačeni iz POKS-a|url=https://www.infokg.rs/info/cikiriz-i-gojkovic-izbaceni-iz-poks-a.html|access-date=30 December 2021|website=InfoKG - Gradski portal - Kragujevac - Najnovije vesti|language=sr-RS}}</ref> Mihailović's faction held an assembly in [[Belgrade]] on 3 January 2022 and elected Mihailović as president of POKS.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web|date=29 December 2021|title=POKS: Žika Gojković je i dalje na čelu POKS-a, izborna skupština biće u Topoli|url=https://beta.rs/vesti/politika-vesti-srbija/157036-poks-zika-gojkovic-je-i-dalje-na-celu-poks-a-izborna-skupstina-bice-u-topoli|access-date=30 December 2021|website=Beta|language=sr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BORBA ZA STRANKU: POKS zakazao izbornu skupštinu za 2. januar|url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/politika/1070998/borba-stranku-poks-zakazao-izbornu-skupstinu-2-januar|access-date=30 December 2021|website=NOVOSTI|language=sr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=29 December 2021|title=Nastavljena borba za tron u POKS-u|url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/poks-zika-gojkovic-je-i-dalje-na-celu-poks-a-izborna-skupstina-bice-u-topoli/|access-date=30 December 2021|website=Danas|language=sr-RS}}</ref><ref>[https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/poks-danas-dobio-jednog-predsednika-a-sutra-ce-i-drugog/ "POKS danas dobio jednog predsednika, a sutra će i drugog"], ''Danas'', 2 January 2021, accessed 2 January 2021.</ref> Shortly after, Mihailović was recognised as legitimate president by POKS's coalition partner, the Democratic Party of Serbia and its leader [[Miloš Jovanović]] and Mihailović was announced as the [[National Democratic Alternative (Serbia)|National Democratic Alternative]] (NADA) coalition's candidate for Mayor of Belgrade in the upcoming [[2022 Belgrade City Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 January 2022|title=NADA: Vojislav Mihailović kandidat za gradonačelnika|url=https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/nada-vojislav-mihailovic-kandidat-za-gradonacelnika/|access-date=8 February 2022|website=NOVA portal|language=sr-RS}}</ref> Due to Gojković still legally representing the POKS leadership, Mihailović had to register under the "For the Kingdom of Serbia" organisation for the 2022 elections.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mihailović (NADA): Dok traje sudski spor nastupamo pod starim imenom Za Kraljevinu Srbiju |url=https://beta.rs/vesti/politika-vesti-srbija/159550-mihailovic-nada-dok-traje-sudski-spor-nastupamo-pod-starim-imenom-za-kraljevinu-srbiju |access-date=1 April 2022 |website=Novinska agencija Beta |language=sr}}</ref>
On 10 November 2022, he was sworn in as vice-president of the National Assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 2022 |title=Vojislav Mihailović izabran za potpredsednika Narodne skupštine - Politika - Dnevni list Danas |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/vojislav-mihailovic-izabran-za-potpredsednika-narodne-skupstine/ |access-date=11 November 2022 |language=sr-RS}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Vojislav Mihailović is a grandson of [[Draža Mihailović]], leader of the royalist [[Chetniks]] during the [[World War II]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 November 2021|title=Vojislav Mihailović: Mediji da poštuju odluke sudova - Reakcije - Dnevni list Danas|url=https://www.danas.rs/dijalog/reakcije/vojislav-mihailovic-mediji-da-postuju-odluke-sudova/|access-date=8 February 2022|language=sr-RS}}</ref> and has led the [[political rehabilitation]] process of his grandfather until the High Court in Belgrade rehabilitated him and restored his civil rights in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rehabilitovan Draža Mihailović|url=https://balkans.aljazeera.net/news/balkan/2015/5/13/rehabilitovan-draza-mihailovic|access-date=8 February 2022|website=balkans.aljazeera.net|language=bs}}</ref> At the time of Mihailović's birth, his father, Branko, was a prisoner on [[Goli Otok]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Drašković|first=Vuk|title=Moj otac Draža Mihailović|url=http://www.srpskarec.rs/pdf/004.pdf|journal=Srpska reč|volume=4|pages=23|via=}}</ref>
He is married and has two children.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SVE O ČIČINIM NASLEDNICIMA: Ko su i gde su potomci Draže Mihailovića danas?|url=https://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/889402-sve-o-cicinim-naslednicima-ko-su-i-gde-su-potomci-draze-mihailovica-danas|access-date=8 February 2022|website=Telegraf.rs|date=30 November 2013 |language=sr}}</ref>
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