Savo Manojlović (; born 25 January 1986) is a Serbian lawyer, activist and politician. A representative of the Kreni-Promeni political organization, he was elected to the

City Assembly of Belgrade The City Assembly of Belgrade ( sr-cyrl, Скупштина града Београда, Skupština grada Beograda) is the legislature of Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia. Latest election results The following are results of the 2024 Belgrad ...

following the 2024 election.

Early life and education

Manojlović was born on 25 January 1986 in

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SR Serbia The Socialist Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Социјалистичка Република Србија, Socijalistička Republika Srbija), previously known as the People's Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / " ...

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. Due to the

Kosovo War The Kosovo War (; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Косовски рат, Kosovski rat) was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999. It ...

, the family moved to

Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...

where Manojlović completed his education. He graduated from the

Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade The Faculty of Law of the University in Belgrade (/''Pravni fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu''), also known as the Belgrade Law School, is one of the first-tier educational institutions of the University of Belgrade, Serbia. The building is locate ...

in 2008. During his studies, he was a scholarship recipient of the

Government of Serbia The government of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Србије, Vlada Srbije), formally the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Републике Србије, Vlada Republike Srbije), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Governme ...

, the Businessmen's Club, the Belgrade Čukarica Rotary Club and the

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. He completed his master's studies at the Faculty of Law and also obtained his doctorate at the same faculty. For his doctoral dissertation he received the Miodrag Jovičić Foundation Award for the best doctorate and scientific contribution in the field of constitutional law and the political system for 2020 and 2021.

Law career

Manojlović worked as a junior advisor in the

Constitutional Court of Serbia The Constitutional Court () is the court authorized to perform judicial review in Serbia. It rules on whether the laws, decrees or other bills enacted by the Serbian authorities are in conformity with the Constitution. It is not considered as par ...

. As the secretary of the working groups of the

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and the

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, he participated in their work and wrote the draft of the existing Law on the Financing of Political Activities, as well as its amendments. He was the central coordinator of the Anti-Corruption Agency for the monitoring of political campaign financing for the local, provincial and general elections in 2012. He was engaged as a legal expert or campaign organizer in numerous projects related to judicial reform, improvement of the economic environment, consumer protection, financing of political parties and transparent employment. Manojlović has been employed at the Institute for Comparative Law since 2015 and is currently a research associate. He is the president of the Association for the Protection of Constitutionality and Legality. He is a member of the Serbian Association for Constitutional Law and the Assembly of Free Serbia.

Activism

As a representative of the Kreni-Promeni organization, he was the leader of the

2021–2022 Serbian environmental protests In September 2021, a series of environmental protests began in Belgrade and other locations in Serbia. Protesters demanded the rejection of Rio Tinto (corporation), Rio Tinto's mine investment and the withdrawal of proposed changes to the Expr ...

against the Rio Tinto investment in Serbia. He also led the protests against the proposal to amend the Law on Referendum and People's Initiative and the Law on Expropriation. Manojlović was detained by the police in 20 November 2024 during a protest against the demolition of the

Old Sava Bridge The Old Sava Bridge () was a and bridge, crossing the river Sava in Belgrade, Serbia. It was the smallest road bridge in the Serbian capital and is used both for car and tram traffic. The main span between the two pillars of this tied arch bridg ...

Political career

Following the partial opposition boycott of the

2024 Belgrade City Assembly election Local elections were held in Belgrade on 2 June 2024 amidst reports of irregularities during the 2023 City Assembly election. The election was called after the constitutive session of the City Assembly of Belgrade failed to meet quorum after th ...

, Manojlović announced that Kreni-Promeni will take part in the local elections, with Manojlović as the mayoral candidate. Kreni-Promeni placed second in Belgrade with around 17.7% of the popular vote, which is the individual opposition result since 2012. Kreni-Promeni also passed the electoral census in

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Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...

and

Sremska Mitrovica Sremska Mitrovica (; sr-Cyrl, Сремска Митровица, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city in Serbia. It is situated on the left bank of the Sava, Sava river. , the city has a total population of 36,764 inhabitants, while its adminis ...

. On 6 June 2024, Manojlović announced that Kreni-Promeni won't participate in the

as a form of protest against electoral fraud and the ruling

Serbian Progressive Party The Serbian Progressive Party (, SNS) is a major populist, catch-all party, catch-all List of political parties in Serbia, political party in Serbia. It has been the Ruling party, ruling party since 2012. Miloš Vučević, the former prime mi ...

References

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