Danijel Živković

Danijel Živković (Cyrillic: Данијел Живковић; born 15 August 1987) is a Montenegrin politician serving as a member of the Parliament of Montenegro since 1 July 2017 and the president of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) since 6 April 2023. He succeeded the long-term DPS president Milo Đukanović who resigned following his loss to Jakov Milatović in the 2023 presidential election.

Biography
Živković was born on 15 August 1987 in Pljevlja, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia. He graduated from the Faculy of Law at the University of Montenegro. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a legal advisor in the Municipality of Pljevlja.

Political career
Živković started his political career in 2014 when he was elected member of the Municipal Assembly of Pljevlja as a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and the president of its municipal parliamentary group.

Following the resignation of Pavle Goranović as a DPS MP in the Parliament of Montenegro, Živković was appointed his replacement and became an MP on 1 July 2017. He was re-elected MP in the 2020 parliamentary election and was appointed president of DPS parliamentary group.

He was appointed acting president of DPS on 6 April 2023 following the resignation of the long-term DPS president Milo Đukanović who resigned following his loss to Jakov Milatović in the 2023 presidential election.

Political positions
Živković is a critic of Serbia and Russia, stating that Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić wants to "violate our sovereignty".