Predrag Kojović (; born 2 July 1965) is a Bosnian

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who has been a member of the

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since December 2018. From 2014 to 2018, Kojović was a member of the Federal House of Representatives. He was the president of Our Party from 2015 to 2021.

Biography

Kojović, a

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, was born in

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in 1965. He graduated in 1988 at the Faculty of Law in

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. Before the

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, he worked as a journalist for '' Yutel'', and from 1991 he worked as a reporter for

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, covering wars in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kojović was not a member of the

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, but he worked as a war correspondent. Later he worked as war correspondent across the world. In 2010, Kojović was elected to the Sarajevo Cantonal Assembly. At the 2014 general election, he was elected to the Federal House of Representatives. On 16 May 2015, Kojović became the new president of Our Party, succeeding Dennis Gratz. In December 2018, he became a member of the national

. On 25 June 2021, Kojović resigned from his position as the president of Our Party, stating that "the reasons are of a personal nature and I sincerely hope that there will be no malicious speculations and conspiracy theories in this regard", but adding that he is staying "as a dedicated member of Our Party." However, only three days later, on 28 June, he decided to stay as the party's president until its scheduled congress in September 2021. Finally, at the party's congress, held on 4 September, he was succeeded as president by

Edin Forto Edin Forto (born 16 August 1972) is a Bosnian politician serving as List of heads of the Sarajevo Canton, Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton since January 2021. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton from 2018 to 2020. Since Sep ...

. At the

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, Kojović was re-elected to the national House of Representatives, obtaining over 10,000 votes.

Personal life

Kojović lives and works in

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References

External links

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House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{DEFAULTSORT:Kojovic, Predrag 1965 births Living people People from Travnik Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina University of Sarajevo alumni Our Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina)