Saša Radulović

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Saša Radulović is a Serbian politician and economist who has been a significant voice in Serbia’s political scene since the 2010s. He served briefly as the minister of economy from September 2013 to January 2014, in Ivica Dačić’s government, and later became a prominent challenger to the ruling parties through his own movement.

Early life and career
Radulović was born on June 7, 1965, in Bihać, then part of Yugoslavia. He grew up in Sarajevo. His father, Budimir Radulović, was an army officer who was killed in 1992 during the Bosnian War. He studied electronics and automation at the University of Sarajevo. In the late 1980s he left Yugoslavia and built a career abroad, living in Germany, the United States, and Canada. He worked for Siemens on nuclear plant monitoring, then held roles in North America in technology and business, including leadership positions at Antares Alliance in Canada and other firms involved in servers and image processing.

Return to Serbia and political rise
Radulović returned to Serbia in 2005. He became a public commentator on economics, running a blog and building a company while working as a bankruptcy trustee and in advisory roles for various organizations. He entered politics as an independent and, in 2013, was appointed non-partisan Minister of Economy in the SNS-led government. His tenure focused on labor reforms and austerity measures, which faced strong opposition from labor unions. In January 2014 the government scrapped his labor reform package, and Radulović resigned as minister.

Parliament and the Enough is Enough movement
In 2014 he announced his own electoral list, but it failed to pass the threshold in the March elections. In 2016 his movement, Dosta je bilo (Enough is Enough), won about 6% of the vote and 16 seats in the National Assembly, making him a significant parliamentary figure. He led the parliamentary group of his party and initially proposed uniting opposition figures for a common presidential bid.

Presidential bid and shifts in stance
Radulović announced his candidacy for Serbia’s presidential election in March 2017, just weeks before the vote. He received about 1.4% of the national vote. Over time his public positions shifted. From liberal economic ideas early on, he moved toward more conservative and identitarian views within his movement. Since 2018 his group has used the label “Suverenisti” (sovereignists). He has been a vocal critic of mainstream media and immigration policies, and has been associated with nationalist and anti-vaxxer rhetoric by critics, though he says he supports freedom of choice and stronger testing and regulation of vaccines.

COVID-19 stance and leadership changes
Radulović has been outspoken about COVID-19 measures, opposing broad mask mandates and lockdowns as threats to civil liberties, while arguing for careful consideration of vaccination and testing. Critics have called him anti-vaccine, but he contends his stance is about choice and safety rather than denial of the virus.

Personal life
Radulović speaks Serbian, English, and German. He has two children; his daughter Ana died in 2024. He is known for his outspoken style and for challenging prevailing political and economic orthodoxies in Serbia.