Jovana Radosavljević previously headed a non-governmental organization in northern Kosovo called the New Social Initiative.
In that capacity, she was frequently invited to events organized by civil society organizations in Pristina. However, in the most recent parliamentary elections, Radosavljević ran as a candidate for the Serbian List, a political party widely regarded as being directly controlled by the regime of Aleksandar Vučić.
During a passionate campaign speech delivered in Leposavić, in which she did not mention the state of Kosovo or Albanians even once, but instead stated that “we must not allow others to decide for us,” Radosavljević called for the Serbian List to win all 10 parliamentary seats reserved for the Serb community. In doing so, she effectively advocated for blocking any political pluralism among Kosovo Serbs.
In recent days, supported by the Serbian Embassy in Switzerland and Serbian Ambassador to Bern Ivan Trifunović, a long-time Serbian lobbyist in the United States, Radosavljević met with several Swiss parliamentarians. According to a post published on her Facebook profile, she informed them about the “difficult position of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija.”
Radosavljević complained about what she described as “continuous institutional pressure” on Serbs, serious security challenges, the closure of institutions, the refusal to establish the Association of Serb-Majority Municipalities, and what she called efforts to erase Serbian identity through the contesting of national symbols, street renaming, and pressure on the Serbian Orthodox Church.
She appears to regard the closure of Serbia’s illegal institutions operating in Kosovo as an injustice.
Like many Serbian propagandists, Radosavljević referred to Kosovo’s legitimate government as a “regime,” despite herself running for a party directed by the regime of Aleksandar Vučić.
While demanding the establishment of the Association of Serb-Majority Municipalities, she did not mention Serbia’s refusal to sign a binding agreement with Kosovo.
The Serbian Embassy in Bern did not present Radosavljević as a politician from the Serbian List, but instead attempted to portray her as a civil society activist. By omitting the fact that she was a candidate for the Serbian List — a party that for years has obstructed the integration of the Serbian community in Kosovo and whose vice president Milan Radoičić allegedly controlled most illegal activities in northern Kosovo — the embassy sought to enhance her credibility.
In September 2023, Milan Radoičić led a Serbian terrorist group in an attack against the Republic of Kosovo. During that attack, Kosovo Police officer Afrim Bunjaku was killed and several others were wounded. Radoičić currently lives in Serbia under the protection of the authorities there. During her meetings with Swiss politicians in Bern, Radosavljević reportedly avoided mentioning these controversial aspects of the party for which she ran in the June 7 elections in Kosovo.
Radosavljević spoke during a working lunch organized by the Switzerland–Serbia Parliamentary Friendship Group. The lunch was hosted by the Serbian Embassy in Bern.
Fourteen Swiss parliamentarians attended the meeting, including the group’s co-chairs Christian Imark and Sibel Arslan, who also serves as Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Swiss Parliament.
“The Parliamentary Friendship Group has continued to grow steadily, increasing from 17 members in December of last year to 23 members today,” the Serbian Embassy in Bern announced in a post on X.
