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PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Signature requirement (specify requirement)
f. Other
Comments: Article l9: The right to propose party lists for the election of representatives to Parliament have all the political parties, that are registered in the Republic of Croatia on the day of publishing the resolution on calling of elections in the official gazette "Narodne novine". Article 20: For legally valid proposal of a constituency list for the election of a representative to Parliament, minimally 500 voters' signatures must be collected. Article 21: The proposals must arrive to the National Election Commission of Republic of Croatia not later than 14 days from the day of election calling. In the constituency list proposal for the election of a representative to Parliament, the name of the list must be stated, and candidates must be ordered from the ordinal number 1 to the final number 14.
Source: Electoral Law: Act on Election of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament (116/99) (consolidated wording with amendments No. 109/00 and 53/03), art. 19-21. https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/1154/file/71c13d3cb8431393409819c98e04.pdf
Verified: 2020/07/06
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Age
b. Citizenship
Comments: Article 4: (2) A Croatian citizen with full 18 years of age can be elected for a representative.
Source: Electoral Law: Act on Election of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament (116/99) (consolidated wording with amendments No. 109/00 and 53/03), art. 4:2. https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/1154/file/71c13d3cb8431393409819c98e04.pdf
Verified: 2020/07/06
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): b. In presidential elections
Comments: The law does not allow for individual independent candidates, but only for groups of independent candidates.
Source: Electoral Law: Act on Election of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament (116/99) (consolidated wording with amendments No. 109/00 and 53/03), art. 19-21; https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/1154/file/71c13d3cb8431393409819c98e04.pdf The Law on the Election of the President of the Republic of Croatia, Art. 12 https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7662/file/Croatia_Amendments_to_Law_Elections_President_2014_en.pdf OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Report on the Parliamentary Elections in Croatia on 4 December 2011 (Warsaw, 2011): http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/85778 OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report on the Presidential Election in Croatia on 27 December 2009 and 10 January 2010 (Warsaw, 2010): http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr-el/2010/04/43364_en.pdf
Verified: 2025/04/15
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): b. Direct
c. Indirect
Comments: Article 2: (2) Political parties may, for the purpose of fulfilling their political goals, acquire funds from membership fees, voluntary contributions (donations), publishing activities, sales of publicity materials, organization of party events, property in their ownership and other legally stipulated sources. (3) Political parties may be financed from the State Budget and the budgets of local and regional self-government units in the manner and under the conditions provided for in this Act.
Source: Electoral Law: The Act on the Financing of Political Parties, Independent Lists and Candidates (No.: 006-01/06-02/01, 15 December 2006), art. 2:2. 2:3. https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4681/file/Croatia%20Financing%20Political%20Parties_Act_2006_en.pdf
Verified: 2025/04/15
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): b. Based on result of previous election
Comments: Article 7: Funds for the regular annual financing of political parties are provided in the State Budget of the Republic of Croatia in the amount of 0.056 % of State Budget current expenditure funds for the previous year. Article 9: (1) The funds referred to in Article 7 of this Act shall be distributed in the following manner: an equal amount of funds per each Member of the Croatian Parliament shall be determined, and a single political party shall be entitled to funds in proportion to the number of its Members of Parliament when the Croatian Parliament is constituted. Article 10: For each elected Member of Parliament representing an underrepresented gender, political parties shall be entitled to a compensation totalling 10 % of the amount envisaged for each Member of Parliament and specified in Article 9, paragraph 1 of this Act.
Source: Electoral Law: The Act on the Financing of Political Parties, Independent Lists and Candidates (No.: 006-01/06-02/01, 15 December 2006), art. 7, 9-10. https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4681/file/Croatia%20Financing%20Political%20Parties_Act_2006_en.pdf
Verified: 2025/04/15
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Article 2: (2) Political parties may, for the purpose of fulfilling their political goals, acquire funds from membership fees, voluntary contributions (donations), publishing activities, sales of publicity materials, organization of party events, property in their ownership and other legally stipulated sources.
Source: Electoral Law: The Act on the Financing of Political Parties, Independent Lists and Candidates (No.: 006-01/06-02/01, 15 December 2006), art. 2:3. https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/4681/file/Croatia%20Financing%20Political%20Parties_Act_2006_en.pdf
Verified: 2025/04/15
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