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2024 Croatian presidential election

A presidential election is scheduled to be held in Croatia on 29 December 2024, with a second round on 12 January 2025 if no candidate receives a majority.[11] Incumbent president Zoran Milanović is eligible for a second term. His first term began on 19 February 2020 and will end on 18 February 2025.[12]

2024 Croatian presidential election
← 2019–20 29 December 2024
 
Nominee Zoran Milanović Dragan Primorac Marija Selak Raspudić
Party Independent
(SDP)[a] 		Independent (HDZ)[b] Independent
 
Nominee Mislav Kolakušić Ivana Kekin Miro Bulj
Party PiP Možemo! Most
Incumbent President

Zoran Milanović
Independent[c]



Background

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A presidential election will be held in the super-election year of 2024 during which voters in Croatia had also voted for the Croatian Parliament in April and European Parliament in June.[13]

The first round was planned for December 2024, but on 15 March 2024 incumbent president Zoran Milanović announced he would run as a candidate of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) for the position of prime minister.[14] During this press conference, he also revealed he would tend his resignation as the president only in case of a parliamentary election victory on 17 April 2024.[15] If he would have become the next prime minister, the first round of the presidential election would have had to be held no later than 16 June 2024. However, since the Rivers of Justice coalition secured only 42 seats in the election, Milanović continued to hold the office of president.

Electoral system

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The president of Croatia is directly elected by secret ballot to a term of five years using the two-round system, with presidents limited to two full terms in office. The constitution requires that a presidential election be held no sooner than 60 days and no later than 30 days before the expiration of the incumbent president's term. An absolute majority (50% + 1 vote) of all votes cast (including invalid, blank and uncast ballots) is required to win in the first round. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a second-round is to be held fourteen days later, with the two candidates with the highest number of votes in the first round taking part. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes in the second round (a majority of valid votes cast) is declared the winner. If one of the candidates who has qualified for the second round were to withdraw their candidacy or die, the candidate with the next highest number of votes in the first round takes their place in the second round.[16]

In order for a potential candidate to be allowed to contest the elections and have their name placed on the ballot, they must gather at least 10,000 signatures from eligible voters, with every signatory being permitted to give their signature to only one potential candidate. The timeframe for collecting the said number of signatures is set at twelve days, and after the expiry of this period potential candidates must submit them to the State Electoral Commission for verification.[17]

Candidates

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Declared candidates

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Potential candidates

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  • Davorko Vidović (SD), President of the Social Democrats, Mayor of Sisak (2005), Leader of the Opposition (2022–2024), Minister of Labor (2000–2003), vice-president of the Croatian Parliament (2021–2024), vice-president of the SDP of Croatia (1992–2000)

Declined to be candidates

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Opinion polls

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First round

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Date Polling Firm Milanović Primorac Selak Raspudić Kekin Kolakušić Jonjić Weiss Tokić Kartelo Keleminec Lozo Bulj Stier Penava Petrov Undecided / none Lead
9 Nov 2024 Promocija plus 38.3 21.3 10.0 7.6 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.6 - 3.8 - - - 14.4 17.0
3 Nov 2024 Croelecto 35.8 23.2 10.3 7.2 1.9 2.8 - - - 3.0 2.9 - - - - 13.5
25 Oct 2024 IPSOS 37.0 25.8 7.8 5.8 3.3 - - - - - 3.0 - - - 14.4 11.2
21 Oct 2024 Promocija plus 36.5 23.9 9.4 7.1 1.6 1.4 0.4 - 0.4 3.1 2.9 - - - 12.1 12.6
8 Oct 2024 Miro Bulj (MOST) officially announces his candidacy.
30 Sep 2024 Croelecto 42.5 25.4 12.1 6.8 - - - 3.5 - - - - - - 8.9 17.1
28 Sep 2024 Branka Lozo (DOMiNO) officially announces her candidacy.
21 Sep 2024 Dražen Keleminec (A-HSP) officially announces his candidacy.
11 Sep 2024 Aurora Weiss (Independent) officially announces her candidacy.
10 Sep 2024 Ivana Kekin (We Can!) officially announces her candidacy.
7 Sep 2024 Promocija plus 36.3 21.2 8.2 4.8 1.2 1.3 - - - - - - 4.3 4.6 15.5 15.1
4 Aug 2024 IPSOS 32.0 28.0 20.0 9.0 - - - - - - - - - - 13.0 4.0
02 Aug 2024 Niko Tokić Kartelo (Ind.) officially announces his candidacy.
30 Jul 2024 Dragan Primorac (Ind.) officially announces his candidacy and endorsed by HDZ.
22 Jul 2024 Marija Selak Raspudić (Ind.) officially announces her candidacy.
6 Jul 2024 Promocija plus 35.9 7.7 7.3 5.9 2.4 - - - - - - 15.4 5.7 4.0 12.0 20.5
26 Jun 2024 Zoran Milanović (incumbent president) officially announces his candidacy.
23 May 2024 Tomislav Jonjić (HSP) officially announces his candidacy.
23 Apr 2024 Mislav Kolakušić (PiP) officially announces his candidacy.

Second round

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Milanović vs Stier

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Date Polling Firm Milanović Stier Undecided / none Lead
6 Jul 2024 Promocija plus 54.2 31.6 8.6 22.6

Milanović vs Primorac

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Date Polling Firm Milanović Primorac Undecided / none Lead
9 Nov 2024 Promocija Plus 53.9 30.2 8.0 23.7
25 Oct 2024 IPSOS PULS 51.0 35.6 8.8 15.4
21 Sep 2024 Promocija plus 52.6 33.9 7.4 18.7
7 Sep 2024 Promocija plus 48.3 34.0 10.3 14.3
4 Aug 2024 IPSOS 49.0 40.0 11.0 9.0

Milanović vs Selak Raspudić

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Date Polling Firm Milanović Selak Raspudić Undecided / none Lead
25 Oct 2024 IPSOS PULS 50.0 28.5 11.0 21.5

Selak Raspudić vs Primorac

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Date Polling Firm Selak Raspudić Primorac Undecided / none Lead
25 Oct 2024 IPSOS PULS 38.1 35.3 15.3 2.8

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Endorsed by SDP,[1] HSS,[2] NS-R,[3] NPS,[4] SU,[5] BUZ,[6] Centre and Glas
  2. ^ Endorsed by HDZ,[7] HSU,[8] HDS,[9] DP,[10] HSLS and HNS
  3. ^ Milanović was elected in the 2019–2020 election as the candidate of the SDP. However, under Article 96 of the Constitution of Croatia, sitting presidents are prohibited from holding party memberships for the duration of their term. As a result, he will stand as an independent candidate, albeit with informal SDP affiliation.

References

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  3. ^ "Čačićevi Reformisti dali podršku Milanoviću na izborima za predsjednika". Index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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