"[2] Jerkov identified Rosa Luxemburg as a role model in a 2011 interview, on the grounds that she "was not afraid to speak her mind and give her life for an idea.

Jerkov's relatively low position on the list – which was in any event mostly arranged in alphabetical order – did not prevent her from being awarded a mandate.

[8] The LSV contested the 2008 Serbian parliamentary election as part of the For a European Serbia list led by the Democratic Party.

[9] For a European Serbia subsequently became the dominant force in a coalition government led by Mirko Cvetković, and Jerkov was chosen as the parliamentary group's deputy whip.

[10] In early 2009, she indicated her party's support for a comprehensive anti-discrimination bill and urged the government not to weaken its provisions in response to criticism from religious groups.

"[12] In April 2012, Jerkov proposed on behalf of the LSV that a new parliamentary oath require members to pledge their property as well as their honour or be held financially accountable for professional misconduct.

[13] Serbia's electoral system was reformed in 2011, such that parliamentary mandates were awarded in numerical order to candidates on successful lists.

[16] Her tenure proved to be short; she was replaced in September 2012 following a shift in local alliances and the defection of the Socialist Party.

[25] She subsequently led a parliamentary committee that reviewed allegations that internal affairs minister Nebojša Stefanović had plagiarized parts of his Ph.D.