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'''Tomislav Nikolić''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Томислав Николић}}, {{IPA|sh|tǒmislaʋ nǐkolit͡ɕ|pron}}; born 15 February 1952) is a Serbian politician who served as the [[president of Serbia]] from 2012 to 2017. A former member of the [[Far-right politics in Serbia|far-right]] [[Serbian Radical Party]] (SRS), he disassociated himself from the party in 2008 and formed the [[Serbian Progressive Party]] (SNS) which he led until 2012.

'''Tomislav Nikolić'''{{efn|{{lang-sr-Cyrl|Томислав Николић}}, {{IPA|sh|tǒmislaʋ nǐkolit͡ɕ|pron}}}} (born 15 February 1952) is a Serbian politician who served as the [[president of Serbia]] from 2012 to 2017. A former member of the [[Far-right politics in Serbia|far-right]] [[Serbian Radical Party]] (SRS), he disassociated himself from the party in 2008 and formed the [[Serbian Progressive Party]] (SNS) which he led until 2012.

Born in Bajčetina, a village near [[Kragujevac]], Nikolić was a long-time member of parliament for SRS. He served as the [[Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia]] from 1998 to 1999 and [[Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia|Deputy Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia]] in the coalition government from 1999 to 2000. Nikolić was the deputy leader of SRS from 2003, and he briefly served as the [[President of the National Assembly of Serbia]] in 2007. In 2008, he resigned following a disagreement with party leader [[Vojislav Šešelj]] regarding [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|Serbia's relations with the European Union]], as Nikolić became in favour of Serbia's accession to the [[European Union|EU]], a move that was staunchly opposed by Šešelj and his faction.{{cite news|title=Serb opposition leader resigns|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7602499.stm|publisher=BBC News|access-date=28 July 2008|date=7 September 2008}} Nikolić formed SNS, which several SRS members joined.

Born in Bajčetina, a village near [[Kragujevac]], Nikolić was a long-time member of parliament for SRS. He served as the [[Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia]] from 1998 to 1999 and [[Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia|Deputy Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia]] in the coalition government from 1999 to 2000. Nikolić was the deputy leader of SRS from 2003, and he briefly served as the [[President of the National Assembly of Serbia]] in 2007. In 2008, he resigned following a disagreement with party leader [[Vojislav Šešelj]] regarding [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|Serbia's relations with the European Union]], as Nikolić became in favour of Serbia's accession to the [[European Union|EU]], a move that was staunchly opposed by Šešelj and his faction.{{cite news|title=Serb opposition leader resigns|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7602499.stm|publisher=BBC News|access-date=28 July 2008|date=7 September 2008}} Nikolić formed SNS, which several SRS members joined.

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