The 2014/2015 Croatian Presidential Election: Tight and Far-reaching Victory of the Political Right
The 2014/2015 Croatian Presidential Election: Tight and Far-reaching Victory of the Political Right
Author(s): Dražen Lalić, Marijana GrbešaSubject(s): Electoral systems
Published by: Universität Graz
Keywords: Croatia;presidential election;election campaign;Ivo Josipović;Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović;
Summary/Abstract: The presidential election that was held in Croatia on the last Sunday of 2014 (first round) and the second Sunday of 2015 (second round)1 resulted in a tight victory for Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the candidate of the right-wing Croatian Democratic Union (Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica, HDZ) and another seven right-wing parties, over the incumbent Ivo Josipović, the candidate of the governing Social Democratic Party (Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske, SDP) and another sixteen parties of the left and centre.
Journal: Contemporary Southeastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 45-54
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English