Dušan Bajatović

Dušan Bajatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Бајатовић; born November 29, 1967) is a politician and administrator in Serbia. He has served in the National Assembly of Serbia since 2007 and is a former member of both the Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro and the Assembly of Vojvodina. Bajatović is a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS); once an ally of Slobodan Milošević, he was later a prominent advocate of moving the Socialist Party away from Milošević's legacy. Since 2008, he has been the general manager of the powerful public utility Srbijagas.

Bajatović was born in Ravno Selo, Vrbas, Serbia, in what was then the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He has a degree in electrical engineering with a major in systems management and a degree in economics with a major in agro-economics.

In 2003, Bajatović purchased TV Most in Novi Sad from the Socialist Party for three million dollars (which he acknowledged was on loan). He was awarded a regional broadcasting permit in 2007, even as many other stations with a similar ideological perspective were being shut down.

Sometimes criticized by rivals for his perceived levels of wealth, Bajatović once said, "I am a Socialist, but I do not want to be a social case." On another occasion, he said, "I have no doubt that I am one of the most strongly attacked and criticized figures in the country, who is believed to be immensely rich. Sometimes I am accused of being overbearing because I am opinionated and do not flinch from expressing my views. I have no problem with all the criticism nor the harsh accusations in some media against me. I have no problem with my big mouth either."

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