Goran Ješić

Goran Ješić
Горан Јешић
Ješić in 2015
Member of the National Assembly
In office
3 June 2016 – 3 June 2020
Vice President of the Government of Vojvodina
In office
11 July 2012 – 2 July 2014
Provincial Secretary for Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry
In office
11 July 2012 – 2 July 2014
Mayor of Inđija
In office
2000–2012
Personal details
Born (1974-08-03) 3 August 1974 (age 50)
Sremska Mitrovica, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political partyGSS (1996–2006)
DS (2006–2023)
Independent (2023–present)
Alma materUniversity of Novi Sad

Goran Ješić (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Јешић; born 3 August 1974) is a Serbian politician. A former vice president of the Democratic Party (DS), he served as the vice president of the Government of Vojvodina from 2012 to 2014 and as the mayor of Inđija from 2000 to 2012. He also served as a member of the National Assembly from 2016 to 2020.

Early life and education

Ješić was born on 3 August 1974 in Sremska Mitrovica. He graduated from a high school in Inđija and later from the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Novi Sad. He completed a specialist course on public policy at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Belgrade.[1]

Political career

Civic Alliance of Serbia

Ješić started his political career in 1996 when he founded the Inđija branch of the liberal Civic Alliance of Serbia (GSS).[2] In 2000, Ješić was appointed the head of GSS's Vojvodina branch. He was one of the founders of Otpor. As part of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) coalition, Ješić was its coordinator for Inđija, Pećinci, Stara Pazova and Irig for the 2000 elections.[3]

In the 2000 local election, Ješić was elected to the Municipal Assembly of Inđija and shortly after was elected mayor by the Municipal Assembly. He became the youngest mayor in Serbia, at the age of 26.[2] In 2001, Ješić was included in the GSS presidency.[3] He was re-elected mayor in 2004.[1] In the summer of 2006, Ješić left GSS, accusing its president Nataša Mićić of "merging" GSS into the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[3] Ješić was credited with the rapid development of Inđija.[4]

Democratic Party

On 31 October 2006, Ješić announced that he is joining the Democratic Party (DS), stating that DS is the "only serious democratic party that can continue reforms in Serbia". Ješić was praised by DS's vice president Bojan Pajtić. Ješić revealed that he voted against the new constitution in the 2006 constitutional referendum.[5] He was re-elected mayor in 2008.[1]

In July 2012, Ješić was appointed vice president of the Government of Vojvodina and provincial secretary for agriculture, water management and forestry by Bojan Pajtić.[6] He resigned from both positions in June 2014.[7]

Ješić was in charge of DS's branch for agriculture, water management and forestry, as well as its Srem branch. From 2014 to 2016, he served as the vice president of DS.[2] In the 2016 parliamentary election, Ješić was elected to the National Assembly and served until 2020. Ješić was one DS members which were against the party's decision to boycott the 2020 parliamentary election.[8] Ješić left DS in 2023.[9]

Independent politician

On 5 November 2024, during the protests following the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse, Ješić was detained by the police after attempting to prevent an arrest of a protester.[10] He was released on 7 November.[11] He turned himself over to the police the next day after an announcement that he will be detained once again.[12] Lawyer Sead Spahović called Ješić a political prisoner.[13] Ješić was released again on 22 November.[14] Following his release, Ješić announced that he is returning to active politics and added that this is the "beginning of the end of the Vučić regime".[15][16]

On 27 November, in an interview to Vreme, Ješić announced that he will be forming a new political party.[17]

Solidarity

On 21 December 2024, Ješić founded and presented the Solidarity, Self-Defence, Liberation (Solidarnost) political organization.[18][19]

Political positions

Ješić is a self-declared left-wing politician.[20] He opposes the rule of the Serbian Progressive Party and called its regime a "mafia pyramid".[21]

Foreign policies

Ješić is in favor of Serbia joining the European Union and supports sanctioning Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.[22]

Kosovo question

Ješić believes that the current status of Kosovo is the result of the "absolutely wrong policy of the Republic of Serbia in the past few decades, which culminated in ethnic cleansing and civil war, and in the end, the loss of the war by the Serbian Army and capitulation by the Kumanovo Agreement." He called the proposed Community of Serb Municipalities a "quasi-institution" and added that the human rights of Kosovo Serbs are best protected through OSCE and the Council of Europe.[23]

Personal life

Ješić resides in Novi Sad.[24] His brother Vladimir is a journalist.[25]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Goran Ješić". otvoreniparlament.rs. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Ko je Goran Ješić koga je večeras policija privela na protestu u Novom Sadu? - Društvo - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  3. ^ a b c "Goran Ješić, legendarni predsednik opštine Inđija". www.ekapija.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  4. ^ "Mladi menadžer i čudo od opštine". Vreme (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  5. ^ "Goran Ješić, legendarni predsednik opštine Inđija". www.ekapija.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  6. ^ "Izabrana Vlada Vojvodine, predsednik Bojan Pajtić - Članovi iz DS, Saveza vojvođanskih Mađara i LSV". www.ekapija.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  7. ^ Beta (2014-06-01). "Ješić podneo ostavku zbog pobede Pajtića". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  8. ^ Gruhonjic, Dinko (2023-09-15). "Ješić (DS): Bojkot izbora 2020. je bila velika glupost". Autonomija (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  9. ^ "Ko je Goran Ješić: Pušten na slobodu posle pritvora". BBC News na srpskom (in Serbian (Latin script)). 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  10. ^ Beograd, N1 (2024-11-05). "(VIDEO) Uhapšen Goran Ješić, pokušao da spreči privođenje mladića". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Nova.rs (2024-11-07). "Goran Ješić pušten iz pritvora nakon saslušanja". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  12. ^ "Goran Ješić se predao policiji, odvezen na Klisu u "marici"". www.021.rs (in Serbian). 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  13. ^ Beta (2024-11-21). "Advokat Spahović: Goran Ješić je politički zatvorenik". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  14. ^ nova.rs (2024-11-22). "Goranu Ješiću ukinut pritvor, pušten na slobodu". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  15. ^ Beograd, N1 (2024-11-25). "Ješić: Vučić me vratio u politiku - tužilac rekao da trpi pritiske, te zato nisam bio na slobodi". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Gruhonjic, Dinko (2024-11-24). "Goran Ješić: Ovo je početak kraja Vučićevog režima, niko iz SNS-a ne spava mirno". Autonomija (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  17. ^ "Goran Ješić najavljuje novu stranku – sedište u Novom Sadu". Vreme (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  18. ^ "Opozicija će prisustvovati Ješićevoj tribini "Solidarnost, samoodbrana, oslobođenje", ali će se o inicijativi izjasniti tek kad čuju predloge - Politika - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2024-12-20. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  19. ^ "Goran Ješić formirao političku inicijativu Solidarnost: Da stanemo u prve redove borbe za normalnost". www.021.rs (in Serbian). 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  20. ^ Pivljanin, Ranko (2015-07-19). "Goran Ješić: Uvek sam bio loš dečko DS". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  21. ^ Blečić, Miodrag (2024-11-25). "Goran Ješić: "Otpor raste, niko u SNS-u ne spava mirno"". IN Medija (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  22. ^ Beograd, N1 (2022-06-08). "Ješić o sankcijama Rusiji: Podvijenog repa i vrlo osramoćeni otići ćemo ka EU". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ Danijel (2024-11-22). "Goran Ješić – Trenutni status Kosova je rezultat apsolutno pogrešne politike Republike Srbije". KTV (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  24. ^ Padalovic, Elvir (2024-11-25). "Goran Ješić za BUKU: Režim je u apsolutnoj panici a njihov aparat sile se raspada | 6yka". 6yka.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  25. ^ Nova.rs (2024-11-08). "Ko je Vladimir Ješić, brat Gorana Ješića: Novinar kojeg je Velja Ilić udario u emisiji zbog jednog pitanja". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-11-27.