Aleksandar Jerković (; born 1972) is a Serbian politician who has been a member of the

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since 18 October 2022. A close associate of

Božidar Delić Božidar Delić ( sr-cyr, Божидар Делић, ; 20 February 1956 – 23 August 2022) was a Serbian general and politician who served as the vice president of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2007 to 2012 and again from 2 to 23 August ...

, he succeeded Delić as the leader of the

There's no Going Back – Serbia Is Behind The There's no Going Back – Serbia is Behind ( sr, Нема назад – иза је Србија, Nema nazad – iza je Srbija; NN–IJS) is a parliamentary right-wing, militarist political movement in Serbia, founded in January 2022, headed ...

(NN–IJS) political organization.

Early life, education and career

Jerković was born in 1972 in

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, SR Serbia,

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. According to Jerković, he gained a degree in

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, majoring in weaponry. He has been involved in elections and campaigns for over 20 years and worked for many political parties in Serbia.

Political career

According to Vreme, Jerković was a member of multiple political parties such as the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), G17 Plus and was allegedly one of the founders of the populist Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and a member of its executive board, later joining the Serbian Radical Party (SRS). He was a close associate of

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and founded the

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(NN–IJS) political organization along with Delić. In the 2022 parliamentary election, Jerković appeared on the National Democratic Alternative (NADA) electoral list which consisted of the

New Democratic Party of Serbia The New Democratic Party of Serbia ( sr, Нова демократска странка Србије, Nova demokratska stranka Srbije, , NDSS or New DSS) is a national-conservative political party in Serbia. Initially known and formed as Democ ...

(NDSS),

Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia The Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia ( sr, link=, Покрет обнове Краљевине Србије, Pokret obnove Kraljevine Srbije; abbr. ПОКС or POKS) is a monarchist and national-conservative political party ...

(POKS) and the

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(BGS) parties. Jerković was registered as a candidate of BGS. Jerković failed to get elected to the

but succeeded Delić following his death and was sworn in as MP on 18 October 2022. In December 2022, Jerković split with NADA's leadership, leaving its parliamentary group and accusing NDSS president Miloš Jovanović of collaborating with the ruling SNS. As a member of the National Assembly, Jerković was actively posting political posts on

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, gaining more popularity. In March 2023, he claimed to have been attacked in Košutnjak. He took part in the

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protests in 2023. In the 2023 Belgrade City Assembly election, Jerković led the

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We–The Voice from the People list (MI–GIN), was its mayoral candidate and was elected to the City Assembly of Belgrade. He later split with MI–GIN leadership with them accusing Jerković of siding with SNS.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jerkovic, Aleksandar 1972 births Living people Politicians from Belgrade Members of the National Assembly (Serbia)