Đurađ Jakšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурађ Јакшић, pronounced [dʑǔradʑ jǎkʃitɕ]; born 22 July 1977) is a Serbian historian and politician.[1]
He ran for mayor of Novi Sad in the 2012 and 2016 mayoral elections. Jakšić is the Serbian Radical Party president of the city council of Novi Sad.[2]
In December 2012, he arose controversy by forming a petition requesting a street in Novi Sad be named after Slobodan Milošević.[3] He previously arose controversy in March 2007 when he suggested that Veljko Milanković and Mladen Bratić get streets named after them in Novi Sad.[4]