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Display campaign costs on social networks properly

The final financial statements after the presidential election show that candidates made a step forward towards a complete picture of election campaigns on social networks. However, there is still a lot of room for progress. Just like the preliminary reports, the final ones do not fully reflect the real costs of advertising on social networks, […]

Report campaign costs on social media separately!

Preliminary reports published before the first round of presidential elections present a step forward towards a more complete picture of election campaigns on the networks, but there is still much room for improvement. In the 2019 presidential election, the new Rulebook on Financial Reporting of Political Activities applies for the first time, according to which […]

DIP reports Grabar Kitarovic winner of Croatia's presidential vote

The winner of Croatia's presidential election, Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic garnered 50.74% of the vote, that is 1,114,945 ballots, while the incumbent president Ivo Josipovic won 49.26% (1,082,436 ballots), the State Electoral Commission (DIP) reported on Monday after a repeated vote at a polling station in Karlovac on Sunday. Thus, the new Croatian head of state […]

Invalid ballots indicate reluctance of voters to back either option offered

Sunday's presidential runoff in Croatia was marked by a high turnout as well as by a very high number of invalid ballots which analysts interpret as a statement by part of the electorate that they do not support either of the two political options offered. More than 60,000 invalid ballots were cast in the runoff […]

Croatia's first woman president wins 50.74 pct of votes

The winner of Croatia's presidential election on Sunday, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, has won 50.74% of the vote, while outgoing President Ivo Josipovic has won 49.26%, according to the results from 99.98% of polling stations, the State Election Commission said on Monday. Grabar-Kitarovic won 1,114,865 and Josipovic 1,082,430 votes. The turnout was 59.06% and 32,435 ballots were […]

DIP says repeating voting at one polling station can't affect election result

The State Electoral Commission (DIP) on Tuesday stated officially that the second round of presidential elections would be held on Sunday, January 11, and that competing against one another would be the two candidates who had won the most votes in the first round on December 28 - Ivo Josipovic of the Social Democratic Party […]

Presidential runoff candidates can raise donations by 9 Jan

Croatian President Ivo Josipovic and his challenger Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), who will compete in the presidential runoff set for 11 January, can raise donations for their campaigns until 9 January, the State Electoral Commission (DIP) recalls. The ceiling for funds to be spent on campaigning in the run-up to […]

Josipovic wins 38.46% of votes, Grabar Kitarovic 37.22%

After 99.98% of ballots have been counted, Ivo Josipovic's advantage over Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic in Sunday's presidential election has been additionally reduced, and according to a report by the State Electoral Commission (DIP) at 6am on Monday, the difference now is a slim 1.24%. In the first round of elections on Sunday, Ivo Josipovic, the […]

GONG: Presidential election took place mainly in democratic atmosphere

The non-governmental election-monitoring organisation GONG said on Sunday night that the presidential election had taken place mainly in a democratic atmosphere, with reports by citizens of the incompetence and indifference of polling committee members. Queries by citizens indicate that many committee members are insufficiently informed of the voting procedure and show the need for systematic […]

Campaigning ban in place ahead of Croatia's presidential poll on Sunday

A ban on electioneering went into force at midnight on Friday and will last until 1900 hrs Sunday when polling stations close for Croatia's presidential election in which the incumbent head of state Ivo Josipovic and three challengers are competing. Campaigning ban in place ahead of Croatia's presidential poll on Sunday ZAGREB, Dec 27 (Hina) […]

Candidates submit their financial reports

The State Electoral Commission (DIP) reported on Monday that all four presidential candidates in the coming election had on time submitted their reports on donations and expenses incurred during campaigning. In a press release DIP notes that the first unofficial results of the presidential election to be held on 28 December would be available on […]

Presidential candidates talk defence, NATO, Palestine, presidential powers

Presidential candidates Ivo Josipovic, nominated by the ruling Social Democratic Party, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, nominated by the opposition Croatian Democratic Union, Milan Kujundzic of the Alliance for Croatia and Ivan Vilibor Sincic of the Human Barrier are agreed that the president's current constitutional powers are sufficient and are against the idea to elect the president in […]

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