Presidential elections in Croatia 2025: A choice between »constitutional« and »false« patriotism
Presidential elections in Croatia 2025: A choice between »constitutional« and »false« patriotism

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Subject(s): Civil Society, Governance
Published by: IFIMES Mednarodni inštitut za bližnjevzhodne in balkanske študije
Summary/Abstract: The first round of the eighth presidential elections in the Republic of Croatia was held on 29December 2024. There were 3,7 Mio eligible voters, who cast their votes at 6,755 polling stations in Croatia and abroad. The voter turnout was 46.03%. The President of the Republicof Croatia is elected based on universal and equal suffrage, in direct elections by secret ballot, for a five-year term. The territory of the Republic of Croatia, including polling stations outside its borders, forms a single electoral constituency. In the second round of the elections, scheduled for 12 January 2025, the candidates are Zoran Milanović (Social Democratic Party of Croatia – SDP and partners) and DraganPrimorac (Croatian Democratic Union – HDZ and partners). These presidential elections conclude a super election year that has seen European, parliamentary, and presidential elections. They also serve as the final test of political strength and the (re)positioning of key political actors ahead of the upcoming local elections on 18May 2025.

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