Darko Babalj
Darko Babalj | |||||||||||||
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| Дарко Бабаљ | |||||||||||||
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 December 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Constituency | 3rd Electoral Unit of RS | ||||||||||||
| In office 30 November 2010 – 9 December 2014 | |||||||||||||
| Constituency | 3rd Electoral Unit of RS | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 December 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Party | Serb Democratic Party (1991–present) | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Ana Babalj | ||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||
Darko Babalj (born 12 December 1974) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as member of the national House of Representatives since December 2022, having previously served from 2010 to 2014. He also served as member of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska from 2018 to 2022.
A member of the Serb Democratic Party, Babalj was a delegate in the House of Peoples from 2015 to 2019. He was most recently elected to the House of Representatives in the 2022 general election.
Early life and education
Born in Sarajevo on 12 December 1974, Babalj completed his primary and secondary education before earning a degree from the Higher School of Sports Management in Belgrade in 2001. In 2007, he graduated from the Faculty of Service Business in Novi Sad.[1]
Babalj participated in the Bosnian War (1992–1995).[2] After the war, he worked as the director of the Vizantija Gallery in Istočno Sarajevo until 2004.
Political career
Babalj has been a member of the Serb Democratic Party since 1991, joining at just 17 years old. Currently, he also serves on the party's Main Board.[3] Following the 2004 municipal elections, he became deputy mayor of Istočna Ilidža, and after the 2008 elections, he was elected president of the Assembly of the City of Istočno Sarajevo.
In the 2010 general election, Babalj was elected to the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 3rd Electoral Unit of RS, but after failing to secure re-election in 2014, he was delegated to the national House of Peoples.[1] In the 2018 general election, he won a seat in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, and in 2022, he returned to the House of Representatives.[4]
In January 2025, upon the initiative of Our Party member Sabina Ćudić, Nebojša Radmanović was removed from the House of Representatives collegium.[5] As his replacement, the liberal alliance Troika reached an agreement with the opposition parties from Republika Srpska to appoint Babalj as the new member of the collegium in February 2025.[6]
Personal life
Babalj lives with his wife Ana in Istočno Sarajevo, with whom he has two children.[1] He is also known to be an avid art collector.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Darko Babalj". Imovina političara u Bosni i Hercegovini (in Bosnian). Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Darko Babalj: Neću reći da li bi SDS obilježavao Sretenje u Banjoj Luci, Konaković neće biti smijenjen". Klix.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Darko Babalj - JavnaRasprava.ba". www.javnarasprava.ba. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Representatives". www.parlament.ba. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ House of Representatives votes to dismiss Nebojša Radmanović from parliamentary leadership role, 24 January 2025
- ^ N.V. (20 February 2025). "Darko Babalj izabran u rukovodsto Predstavničkog doma umjesto SNSD-ovog zastupnika, protiv bio DF" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Babalj "doktor" za slikarstvo, Mazalica "čita" DNK". mojabanjaluka.info. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
External links
- Media related to Darko Babalj at Wikimedia Commons