Goran Ješić
{{short description|Serbian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Goran Ješić
| native_name = {{nobold|Горан Јешић}}
| native_name_lang = sr
| image = Goran jesic.png
| caption = Ješić in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|8|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sremska Mitrovica, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
| party = GSS (1996–2006)
DS (2006–2023)
Independent (2023–present)
| alma_mater = University of Novi Sad
| office = Member of the National Assembly
| term_start = 3 June 2016
| term_end = 3 June 2020
| office1 = Vice President of the Government of Vojvodina
| termstart1 = 11 July 2012
| termend1 = 2 July 2014
| office2 = Provincial Secretary for Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry
| termstart2 = 11 July 2012
| termend2 = 2 July 2014
| office3 = Mayor of Inđija
| termstart3 = 2000
| termend3 = 2012
}}
Goran Ješić ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|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.{{Cite web |title=Goran Ješić |url=https://otvoreniparlament.rs/poslanik/8378 |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=otvoreniparlament.rs}}
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).{{Cite web |date=2024-11-05 |title=Ko je Goran Ješić koga je večeras policija privela na protestu u Novom Sadu? - Društvo - Dnevni list Danas |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/drustvo/goran-jesic-biografija/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |language=sr-RS}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Goran Ješić, legendarni predsednik opštine Inđija |url=https://www.ekapija.com/people/39317/goran-jesic-legendarni-predsednik-opstine-indjija |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=www.ekapija.com |language=sr}}
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. In 2001, Ješić was included in the GSS presidency. He was re-elected mayor in 2004. In the summer of 2006, Ješić left GSS, accusing its president Nataša Mićić of "merging" GSS into the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Ješić was credited with the rapid development of Inđija.{{Cite web |title=Mladi menadžer i čudo od opštine |url=https://vreme.com/vreme/mladi-menadzer-i-cudo-od-opstine/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Vreme |language=sr-RS}}
= 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.{{Cite web |title=Goran Ješić, legendarni predsednik opštine Inđija |url=https://www.ekapija.com/people/39317/goran-jesic-legendarni-predsednik-opstine-indjija |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=www.ekapija.com |language=sr}} He was re-elected mayor in 2008.
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.{{Cite web |title=Izabrana Vlada Vojvodine, predsednik Bojan Pajtić - Članovi iz DS, Saveza vojvođanskih Mađara i LSV |url=https://www.ekapija.com/news/602509/real-estate/business-advice/index |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=www.ekapija.com |language=sr}} He resigned from both positions in June 2014.{{Cite web |last=Beta |date=2014-06-01 |title=Ješić podneo ostavku zbog pobede Pajtića |url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/jesic-podneo-ostavku-zbog-pobede-pajtica/78skm5m |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=Blic.rs |language=sr}}
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. 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.{{Cite web |last=Gruhonjic |first=Dinko |date=2023-09-15 |title=Ješić (DS): Bojkot izbora 2020. je bila velika glupost |url=https://autonomija.info/jesic-ds-bojkot-izbora-2020-je-bila-velika-glupost/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=Autonomija |language=sr-RS}} Ješić left DS in 2023.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-06 |title=Ko je Goran Ješić: Pušten na slobodu posle pritvora |url=https://www.bbc.com/serbian/articles/c86qggnp0jxo/lat |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=BBC News na srpskom |language=sr-latn}}
= 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.{{Cite web |last=Beograd |first=N1 |date=2024-11-05 |title=(VIDEO) Uhapšen Goran Ješić, pokušao da spreči privođenje mladića |url=https://n1info.rs/vesti/uhapsen-goran-jesic-pokusao-da-spreci-privodjenje-mladica/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}} He was released on 7 November.{{Cite web |last=Nova.rs |date=2024-11-07 |title=Goran Ješić pušten iz pritvora nakon saslušanja |url=https://nova.rs/vesti/hronika/goran-jesic-pusten-iz-pritvora-nakon-saslusanja/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=NOVA portal |language=sr-RS}} He turned himself over to the police the next day after an announcement that he will be detained once again.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title=Goran Ješić se predao policiji, odvezen na Klisu u "marici" |url=https://www.021.rs/story/Novi-Sad/Vesti/392782/Goran-Jesic-se-predao-policiji-odvezen-na-Klisu-u-marici.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.021.rs |language=sr}} Lawyer Sead Spahović called Ješić a political prisoner.{{Cite web |last=Beta |date=2024-11-21 |title=Advokat Spahović: Goran Ješić je politički zatvorenik |url=https://nova.rs/vesti/hronika/advokat-spahovic-goran-jesic-je-politicki-zatvorenik/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=NOVA portal |language=sr-RS}} Ješić was released again on 22 November.{{Cite web |last=nova.rs |date=2024-11-22 |title=Goranu Ješiću ukinut pritvor, pušten na slobodu |url=https://n1info.rs/vesti/goran-jesic-pusten-iz-pritvora/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}} 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".{{Cite web |last=Beograd |first=N1 |date=2024-11-25 |title=Ješić: Vučić me vratio u politiku - tužilac rekao da trpi pritiske, te zato nisam bio na slobodi |url=https://n1info.rs/vesti/jesic-vucic-me-vratio-u-politiku-tuzilac-rekao-da-trpi-pritiske-te-zato-nisam-bio-na-slobodi/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}}{{Cite web |last=Gruhonjic |first=Dinko |date=2024-11-24 |title=Goran Ješić: Ovo je početak kraja Vučićevog režima, niko iz SNS-a ne spava mirno |url=https://autonomija.info/goran-jesic-ovo-je-pocetak-kraja-vucicevog-rezima-niko-iz-sns-a-ne-spava-mirno/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Autonomija |language=sr-RS}}
On 27 November, in an interview to Vreme, Ješić announced that he will be forming a new political party.{{Cite web |title=Goran Ješić najavljuje novu stranku – sedište u Novom Sadu |url=https://vreme.com/vesti/goran-jesic-najavljuje-novu-stranku-sediste-u-novom-sadu/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Vreme |language=sr-RS}}
= Solidarity =
On 21 December 2024, Ješić founded and presented the Solidarity, Self-Defence, Liberation (Solidarnost) political organization.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-20 |title=Opozicija će prisustvovati Ješićevoj tribini "Solidarnost, samoodbrana, oslobođenje“, ali će se o inicijativi izjasniti tek kad čuju predloge - Politika - Dnevni list Danas |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/opozicija-jesic-solidarnost-samoodbrana-oslobodjenje/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |language=sr-RS}}{{Cite web |date=2024-12-21 |title=Goran Ješić formirao političku inicijativu Solidarnost: Da stanemo u prve redove borbe za normalnost |url=https://www.021.rs/story/Novi-Sad/Vesti/396675/Goran-Jesic-formirao-politicku-inicijativu-Solidarnost-Da-stanemo-u-prve-redove-borbe-za-normalnost.html |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.021.rs |language=sr}}
Political positions
Ješić is a self-declared left-wing politician.{{Cite web |last=Pivljanin |first=Ranko |date=2015-07-19 |title=Goran Ješić: Uvek sam bio loš dečko DS |url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/goran-jesic-uvek-sam-bio-los-decko-ds/y1vzjcm |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Blic.rs |language=sr}} He opposes the rule of the Serbian Progressive Party and called its regime a "mafia pyramid".{{Cite web |last=Blečić |first=Miodrag |date=2024-11-25 |title=Goran Ješić: "Otpor raste, niko u SNS-u ne spava mirno" |url=https://inmedija.rs/goran-jesic-otpor-raste-niko-u-sns-u-ne-spava-mirno/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=IN Medija |language=sr-RS}}
= Foreign policies =
Ješić is in favor of Serbia joining the European Union and supports sanctioning Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite web |last=Beograd |first=N1 |date=2022-06-08 |title=Ješić o sankcijama Rusiji: Podvijenog repa i vrlo osramoćeni otići ćemo ka EU |url=https://n1info.rs/vesti/jesic-o-sankcijama-rusiji-podvijenog-repa-i-vrlo-osramoceni-otici-cemo-ka-eu/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}}
= 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.{{Cite web |last=Danijel |date=2024-11-22 |title=Goran Ješić – Trenutni status Kosova je rezultat apsolutno pogrešne politike Republike Srbije |url=https://www.ktv.rs/2023/06/01/goran-jesic-trenutni-status-kosova-je-rezultat-apsolutno-pogresne-politike-republike-srbije/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=KTV |language=sr-RS}}
Personal life
Ješić resides in Novi Sad.{{Cite web |last=Padalovic |first=Elvir |date=2024-11-25 |title=Goran Ješić za BUKU: Režim je u apsolutnoj panici a njihov aparat sile se raspada {{!}} 6yka |url=https://6yka.com/intervju/goran-jesic-za-buku-rezim-je-u-apsolutnoj-panici-a-njihov-aparat-sile-se-raspada/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=6yka.com |language=bs-BA}} His brother Vladimir is a journalist.{{Cite web |last=Nova.rs |date=2024-11-08 |title=Ko je Vladimir Ješić, brat Gorana Ješića: Novinar kojeg je Velja Ilić udario u emisiji zbog jednog pitanja |url=https://nova.rs/magazin/prica-se/ko-je-brat-gorana-jesica-vladimir-jesic/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=NOVA portal |language=sr-RS}}
References
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External link
- [https://x.com/gjesic?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Goran Ješić], official X account
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Category:People from Sremska Mitrovica
Category:Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians
Category:Government ministers of Vojvodina
Category:Members of the National Assembly (Serbia)