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Croatia (Presidential)
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Republic of Croatia |
Presidential |
January 24,
2000 (Round One)
February 7, 2000 (Round Two) |
At stake
in this election:
- Office of president of the Republic
of Croatia
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Description
of government structure:
- Chief of State: Acting President
Vlatko PAVLETIC
- Head of Government: Prime Minister
Designate Ivica RACAN
- Croatia has a bicameral parliament, or Hrvatski Drzavni Sabor, consisting of a 68-member
House of Counties (Zupanijski Dom) and a House
of Representatives (Zastupnicki Dom) with 151 seats
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Description
of electoral system:
- The president is popularly elected to
a five-year term and is responsible for appointing the prime minister who heads the Zastupnicki Dom.
- All of the approximately 150-members
of the Zastupnicki Dom are popularly elected to
four-year terms. Specific minority groups
elect five spots.
- In the Zupanijski Dom, 63 of the 68-members are
popularly elected and the remaining five are appointed by the president. All members serve four-year terms.
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Results of the election for president:
- Presidential
Candidate: Stipe MESIC
Party Bloc: Opposition Four (HNS, LS, HSS, IDS)
First Round Valid Votes Received: 1,100,671
First Round Percentage of Valid Votes: 41.11%
Second Round Valid Votes Received: 1,433,372
Second Round Percentage of Valid Votes: 56.01%
- Presidential
Candidate: Drazen BUDISA
Party Bloc: Croatian Social Liberal Party - Social Democratic Party Coalition (HSLS/SDP)
First Round Valid Votes Received: 741,837
First Round Percentage of Valid Votes: 27.71%
Second Round Valid Votes Received: 1,125,969
Second Round Percentage of Valid Votes: 43.99%
- Presidential Candidate: Mate GRANIC
Party: Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
First Round Valid Votes Received: 601,588
First Round Percentage of Valid Votes: 22.47%
Eliminated after first round
- Presidential Candidate:
Slaven LETICA
Party: Independent Candidate
First Round Valid Votes Received: 110,782
First Round Percentage of Valid Votes: 4.14%
Eliminated after first round
- Presidential Candidate:
Anto DJAPIC
Party: Croatian Party of Rights (HSP)
First Round Valid Votes Received: 49,288
First Round Percentage of Valid Votes: 1.84%
Eliminated after first round
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When was
the last presidential election?
- Presidential Elections last held on June 15,
1997.
- Results: Franjo TUDJMAN received 61% thereby defeating Zdravko TOMAC who received 21% and Vlado GOTOVAC who received 18%.
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 4,676,875 (July
1999 estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 4,169,928
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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