PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

November 25, 2007

Description of Electoral System:

(courtesy of IFES election guide)

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term. In the Assembly (Sabor) 152 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.

Electoral Systems Snapshot

(Courtesy of International IDEA)

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Most recent elections

Parliamentary elections - 2007

Parliamentary elections to the Croatian Parliament (Hrvatski Sabor) were held on 25th November 2007 in Croatia and on 24th and 25th November abroad. The official campaign started on 3rd November and ended on 23rd November at midnight. The Hrvatski Sabor comprises 150 MPs, elected for four years by a proportional voting system. In every general election Croatia is divided into ten constituencies each electing 14 MPs. A political party has to win a minimum of 5% of votes to be represented in Parliament. Further information on Croatian parliamentary election in 2007, is here. Analysis on the parliamentary elections prepared by the Robert Schuman Foundation can be read here.

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Recent elections

Parliamentary elections - 2003

The last Parliamentary elections were held in Croatia in November 2003. Further information on 2003 Parliamentary elections and results are available at IFES website or here. OSCE-ODIHR report on elections is here. NORDEM report on elections can be read here.

Presidential elections - 2005

The fourth presidential elections in Croatia took place in two rounds in January 2005.

The State Elections Committee published a list of candidates on 15 December 2004. President Stjepan Mesić stood for re-election, and the governing HDZ nominated cabinet minister Jadranka Kosor. A total of thirteen candidates were accepted, each after having submitted 10,000 citizen signatures, an endorsement required by law.

Mesić gained nearly 49% of the vote in the first round, held on 2 January 2005. He only narrowly missed the 50% target for an outright win, with Kosor trailing with 20% and a surprising independent candidate Boris Mikšić with 18% of the vote. The elections went to a second round held on 16 January 2005 in which Mesić and Kosor were the only candidates. This time, Mesić was elected by about 66% of the vote against Kosor's 34%.

Results of 2005 Presidential elections can be found at IFES website.