the 2012 presidential elections in Serbia, held in May that year. His campaign included an internationally televised debate with President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik. In the debate, Jovanović defended a previous statement he made saying that "Republika Srpska was founded on genocide and ethnic cleansing", referring particularly to the Srebrenica massacre. The debate exceeded its allotted time on television as the moderator failed to control the dialogue. Jovanović finished in sixth overall in the 2012 presidential election, recording 5.03% of the national vote. Controversy In March 2011, during a parliamentary session about the 2011 Libyan civil war, Jovanović tried to criticize Serbia's Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić on his visits to various countries in Africa at the time. Jovanović said "instead of going to the cannibals in Africa, he should react to the plight of the civilians in Libya." The Algerian Ambassador to Serbia, Abdelkader Mesdoua, subsequently issued a statement to Vuk Jeremić, saying that Jovanović's statements were racist and that he should apologize in the National Assembly of Serbia. On 2 June 2021, Jovanović participated in a fight outside of a fast-food restaurant in Belgrade during which Jovanović destroyed the glass window of a fast-food restaurant by throwing a chair at it. Personal life His wife, Jelena, is from Nevesinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina She is the owner of "Agroposlovi", a Belgrade based business that operates a larger company named Fidelinka from Subotica, Serbia. Fidelinka offers flour products, pasta, breads, pastries, confectioneries, and starch. Jovanović is cited as a manager in Fidelinka. He is the father of four children. He has received death threats on several occasions because of his political commitment, in particular because of his support for Kosovo's independence. In 2001 he survived an assassination attempt when a bomb was activated in his car. He and his family have since lived under police protection. References External links Lik i delo - Čedomir Jovanović, Vreme, (issue# 523), January 11, 2001 LDP official site Official Facebook page 1971 births Living people Politicians from Belgrade Candidates for President of Serbia Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians Liberal Democratic Party (Serbia 2005) politicians Members of the National Assembly (Serbia) Serbian democracy activists Serbian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent University of Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts alumni Businesspeople from Belgrade