Sanja Vulić
{{Short description|Bosnian Serb politician and teacher (born 1988)}}
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| office = Member of the House of Representatives
| term_start = 16 January 2020
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Sanja Vulić ({{nee|Trifko}}; born 15 August 1988) is a Bosnian Serb politician and elementary school teacher. She is currently a member of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2020 as a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD). She is the former President of the City Assembly of Doboj.
Biography
Sanja Trifko was born on August 15, 1988 in Sarajevo, SFRJ.{{Cite web |title=Poslanici |url=https://www.parlament.ba/representative/detail/601 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=www.parlament.ba}} She grew up in Doboj, becoming a member of the SNSD in high school.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-29 |title=Сања Вулић |url=https://snsd.org/2022/01/sanja-vulic/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Савез независних социјалдемократа |language=en}} She was also president of the Young Social Democrats in Doboj. She is a primary school teacher by profession.
She was elected as a councilor in the Doboj City Assembly in the 2012 election and reelected in 2016. In both mandates, she was the president of the SNSD Councilors' Club. After Obren Petrović and Boris Jerinić took over the leadership of the Doboj SNSD, on 28 May 2019, she was elected as the president of the City Assembly.{{Cite web |last=Čakarević |first=Sanja |date=2019-05-28 |title=Sanja Vulić na čelu dobojske skupštine |url=https://www.nezavisne.com/novosti/gradovi/Sanja-Vulic-na-celu-dobojske-skupstine/540641 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Nezavisne novine |language=sr}}
Since 16 January 2020, she has been a member of the House of Representatives as replacement for Vojin Mitrović, who became Minister of Communication and Traffic.{{Cite web |last=Srna |date=2019-12-07 |title=Sanja Vulić i Lazar Prodanović dolaze umjesto Košarca i Mitrovića u Parlament |url=https://www.glassrpske.com/lat/novosti/politika/sanja-vulic-i-lazar-prodanovic-dolaze-umjesto-kosarca-i-mitrovica-u-parlament/299362 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Glas Srpske |language=sr}}
She was reelected in 2022 for the 2nd Electoral Unit of Republika Srpska. Currently, she is also a member of the Presidency and Main Board of the SNSD.
Controversies
Vulić is known for her strong support of SNSD leader Milorad Dodik.{{Cite web |last=Drinjakovic |first=Mersiha |date=2024-02-07 |title=Po čemu ćemo zapamtiti Sanju Vulić? |url=https://gracija.ba/2024/02/07/po-cemu-cemo-zapamtiti-sanju-vulic/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Gracija |language=en-US}}
In 2020, in the House of Representatives, she stated "For me Milorad Dodik isn't Tito, for me he is God", which caused consternation of the members of the House and the public.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-28 |title=Ko je Sanja Vulić, poslanica SNSD, za koju je Dodik “vizionar”, “bog”, a da joj je i tata “lebdela bi nebom”? - Region - Dnevni list Danas |url=https://www.danas.rs/svet/region/ko-je-sanja-vulic-poslanica-snds-a-za-koju-je-dodik-vizionar-bog-a-da-joj-je-i-tata-lebdila-bi-nebom/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |language=sr-RS}}{{Cite web |title=Zastupnica SNSD-a u Parlamentu BiH: Za mene je Milorad Dodik bog |url=https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/zastupnica-snsd-a-u-parlamentu-bih-za-mene-je-milorad-dodik-bog/200311099 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Klix.ba |language=hr}}
In an interview for Alternativna TV in November 2022, she stated: "Of course, I would never in my life allow myself the luxury of criticizing the president. (...) If my dad was Milorad Dodik, I would probably float in the sky, I wouldn't walk on the earth at all."{{Cite web |last=Velić |first=Emir |date=2022-11-28 |title=Živiš u oblacima, Sanja |url=https://istinomjer.ba/zivis-u-oblacima-sanja/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Istinomjer |language=bs-BA}}
During the trial of Dodik before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024, she publicly insulted and cursed Judge Sena Uzunović while speaking to the media, resulting in a fine of up to 600 KM.{{Cite news |last=Evropa |first=Radio Slobodna |date=2024-02-06 |title=Prekršajni nalog protiv poslanice iz RS-a Sanje Vulić zbog psovanja ispred Suda BiH |url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/sanja-vulic-poslanica-prekrsajni-nalog-sud-bosne-hercegovina-sudjenje-dodik/32806328.html |access-date=2025-03-16 |work=Radio Slobodna Evropa |language=sh}}
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Category:Politicians from Sarajevo
Category:Serb politicians from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Category:Politicians of Republika Srpska
Category:Alliance of Independent Social Democrats politicians
Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina)