Đorđo Đorđić Explained

Đorđo Đorđić
Native Name:Ђорђо Ђорђић
Birth Place:Sremska Mitrovica, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Birth Date:19 December 1978
Party:SSP (until 2024)
Office:Member of the National Assembly
Termstart:1 August 2022
Nationality:Serbian
Occupation:Politician, businessman, basketball coach and player

Đorđo Đorđić (; born 19 December 1978) is a Serbian politician, businessman, basketball coach and former player who has been a member of the National Assembly since 1 August 2022. He was a member of the Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP).

Early life and career

Đorđić was born on 19 December 1978 in Sremska Mitrovica.[1] He used to be a professional basketball player, later becoming a coach.[2] In addition to this, he is a businessman.

Political career

Đorđić starter his political career with the centre-left Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP) led by Dragan Đilas and was elected president of the SSP's Sremska Mitrovica branch.[3] He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2022 parliamentary election in which SSP was part of the United for the Victory of Serbia (UZPS) coalition. He was re-elected in the 2023 election in which SSP was part of the Serbia Against Violence coalition.

In late October 2024, Đorđić and Željko Veselinović announced that they are leaving the SSP parliamentary group in the National Assembly, citing bad relations within the SSP and disagreements with its parliamentary leader Marinika Tepić.[4] [5] [6] They added that they will form a new parliamentary group and a new labor political party.[7] Đorđić and Željko Veselinović were soon joined by SSP MP's Irena Živković and Sonja Pernat.[8] They subsequently became part of the Movement Sloga–Experts Should Have A Say parliamentary group.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Đorđo Đorđić . 2024-10-30 . otvoreniparlament.rs.
  2. Web site: 2024-10-29 . Ko je Đorđo Đorđić, bivši košarkaš i sada već bivši poslanik SSP-a? - Politika - Dnevni list Danas . 2024-10-30 . sr-RS.
  3. Web site: Nova lica Narodne skupštine: Đorđo Đorđić - SSP (I deo) Politika . 2024-10-30 . Direktno . sr.
  4. Web site: 2024-10-28 . Željko Veselinović i Đorđo Đorđić napustili poslaničku grupu SSP-a - Politika - Dnevni list Danas . 2024-10-30 . sr-RS.
  5. Web site: Veselinović i Đorđić: Loši odnosi u SSP-u datiraju odavno, nema apsolutno nikakvog poštovanja u stranci . 2024-10-30 . Politika Online.
  6. Web site: 2024-10-29 . Veselinović i Đorđić objasnili zašto su napustili poslanički klub Đilasove SSP - Politika - Dnevni list Danas . 2024-10-30 . sr-RS.
  7. Web site: Mašina . 2024-10-29 . Veselinović i Đorđić napustili SSP, osnivaju Radničku stranku . 2024-10-30 . Mašina . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2024-11-19 . Još dve poslanice napustile SSP: "Nismo smele da imamo drugačije mišljenje" (VIDEO) . 2024-11-20 . Blic.rs . sr.
  9. Web site: Poslanička grupa POKRET SLOGA - DA SE STRUKA PITA . 2024-11-23 . www.parlament.gov.rs.