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 (Serbia), National Assembly of Serbia from 2007 to 2012 a ...

, he succeeded Delić as the leader of the

There's no Going Back – Serbia Is Behind There's no Going Back – Serbia is Behind ( sr-cyrl, Нема назад – иза је Србија, Nema nazad – iza je Srbija, abbr. NN–IJS) is a Right-wing politics, right-wing List of political parties in Serbia, political organisati ...

(NN–IJS) political organization.

Early life, education and career

Jerković was born in 1972 in

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. According to Jerković, he gained a degree in

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, majoring in

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

Political career

According to

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, Jerković was a member of multiple political parties such as the

Democratic Party of Serbia The New Democratic Party of Serbia (, , abbr. NDSS), known as the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) until 2022, is a national-conservative political party in Serbia. Miloš Jovanović serves as the current president of NDSS. DSS was formed as ...

(DSS),

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and was allegedly one of the founders of the populist

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(SNS) and a member of its executive board, later joining the

Serbian Radical Party The Serbian Radical Party (, abbr. SRS) is a Far-right politics in Serbia, far-right, Ultranationalism, ultranationalist List of political parties in Serbia, political party in Serbia. Founded in 1991, its co-founder, first and only leader is ...

(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 (, , abbr. NDSS), known as the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) until 2022, is a national-conservative political party in Serbia. Miloš Jovanović serves as the current president of NDSS. DSS was formed as ...

(NDSS),

Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia The Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia (, abbr. POKS) is a monarchist and National conservatism, national-conservative List of political parties in Serbia, political party in Serbia. It was founded in 2017 after a split withi ...

(POKS) and the Bunjevci Citizens of Serbia (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

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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 Košutnjak ( sr-Cyrl, Кошутњак, ) is a park-forest and urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is divided between in the municipalities of Čukarica (upper and central parts) and Rakovica (lower part). With the adjoin ...

. He took part in the Serbia Against Violence protests in 2023. In the

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, 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

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. 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)