Croatian presidential election, 2000

Croatian presidential election, 2000

24 January and 7 February 2000

Turnout 62.98% (first round) 60.88% (second round)   Nominee Stjepan Mesić Dražen Budiša Party HNS HSLS Popular vote 1,433,372 1,125,969 Percentage 56.01% 43.99%

Results of the second round in all of Croatia's counties: the candidate with the majority of votes in each administrative division.   Stjepan Mesić   Dražen Budiša

President before election Zlatko Tomčić - acting HSS Elected President Stjepan Mesić HNS

Presidential elections were held in Croatia on 24 January 2000.^[1] They were the third presidential elections since independence in 1991, and were also the first early presidential elections, as they were held due to the death of incumbent president Franjo Tuđman on 10 December 1999. They were the last elections to be held under the semi-presidential system of government by which the President was the most powerful official in the government structure and could appoint and dismiss the Prime Minister and his cabinet. Namely, constitutional changes adopted in November 2000 foresaw an incomplete parliamentary system, which retained the direct election of the president but greatly reduced his powers in favor of a stronger prime minister. As no candidate passed the 50% threshold, a second round was held on 7 February, the first time a second round had been required in the country's history.^[1] The result was a victory for Stjepan Mesić of the Croatian People's Party, who received 56% of the vote. Voter turnout was 62.98% in the first round and 60.88% in the second round.^[2] Mesić was inaugurated for a five year term as the second president of Croatia on 18 February 2000 at Saint Mark's Square in front of the justices of the Constitutional court.

Results

References

Elections and referendums in Croatia
As part of Austria-Hungary (1860–1918) Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia 1865 1867 1871 1872 1878 1881 1883 1884 1887 1892 1897 1901 1906 1908 1910 1911 1913 Kingdom of Dalmatia 1861 1864 1867 1870 1876 1883 1889 1895 1901 1908
Banovina of Croatia (1939–1941) Local elections 1940
Modern Croatia (1990–present) Parliamentary elections 1990 1992 1995 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015 2016 Next Presidential elections 1992 1997 2000 2005 2009–10 2014–15 Next European elections 2013 2014 Chamber of Counties elections 1993 1997 Local elections 1990 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 Referendums 1991 2012 2013
(For the 1918–1989 period see Elections in Yugoslavia)