Police respond to eight incidents during election runoffs

Police responded to eight incidents during election runoffs in Croatia on Sunday, the State Electoral Commission (DIP) said in the evening, adding that those were only minor problems that had no effect on the voting process. - 31.5.2009. >>

Croatia holding second round of local elections

Polling stations opened at 7 am in Croatia on Sunday for a second round of local elections at which voters will choose local executive authority leaders, namely the prefects of nine counties, mayors of six county seats, the City of Zagreb, and another 50 towns in a number of counties as well as the heads of 164 municipalities. - 31.5.2009. >>

Survey shows young in Croatia don't trust politics, value friendship most

Young people in Croatia mainly live with their parents, do not go to the theatre or museums, value friendship most, do not play sports and do not trust political parties, the government or the judiciary, according to the results of a survey the GfK institute carried in December among 1,500 young people aged 11-24. - 30.5.2009. >>

Local elections can't get passing grade

Transparency International Croatia (TIH) and the GONG NGO said on Thursday there was still no real political will in Croatia to combat corruption, and that since nearly all political parties and election candidates failed to issue early financial reports, the May 17 local elections could not be given a passing grade. - 28.5.2009. >>

GONG'S LOCAL ELECTION REPORT

The local elections were monitored by 700 observers, 92 of which were in 46 mobile teams. Throughout the day 46 mobile teams visited 609 polling stations, therefore GONG‘s observers were present at over 1000 polling stations throughout Croatia. - 22.5.2009. >>

Parliament will not be sitting next week because of election runoffs

The Croatian Parliament will not be sitting next week, Parliament Speaker Luka Bebic said on Friday afternoon after parliamentary parties reached an agreement on this because of the continuation of campaigning for local election runoffs on 31 May. - 22.5.2009. >>

Turnout at local election 46.97 pct - State Election Commission

The turnout at Sunday‘s local election was 46.97 percent, or six percent more than at the 2005 election, the head of the State Election Commission, Branko Hrvatin said. - 19.5.2009. >>

9 counties to hold runoffs for prefects, 8 county towns to have mayoral runoffs

Nine Croatian counties and eight county towns, seats of county governments, will have to hold a runoff for county prefects and city mayors on 31 May as none of candidates for these posts secured 50 percent of votes in the first round of local elections held in Croatia on Sunday. - 19.5.2009. >>

Mayoral candidates in 13 county seat cities secure victory in first voting round

The mayors of 13 cities that are seats of county governments are known after the first round of local elections, which were held in Croatia on Sunday, while the mayors of another seven county seats as well as of the City of Zagreb will be elected in a second round of voting on 31 May, according to preliminary results released by the State Election Commission on Monday. - 18.5.2009. >>

DIP confirms victory of prefects in five counties

After the first round of Sunday‘s local election, the victory of prefects in five counties has been confirmed, while in another five - where the results from a smaller number of polling stations have not yet come in - some candidates stand great chances of winning in the first round. - 18.5.2009. >>

GONG reports election irregularities

The non-governmental election monitoring organisation GONG reported a large number of violations of the electioneering ban by political parties and independent candidates during local elections in Croatia on Sunday. - 18.5.2009. >>

Polling stations close after local elections in Croatia

Polling stations at which over 4 million Croatian voters could elect heads of their municipalities, cities and towns, counties as well as local law-making bodies closed throughout the country at 7 pm on Sunday. - 17.5.2009. >>

Commission says turnout at local elections by 4 pm 32.66 pct

The turnout at local elections by 4 pm on Sunday was 32.66%, with 1,172,280 constituents having voted, up one-seventh from local elections four years ago, the State Election Commission (DIP) reported. - 17.5.2009. >>

Polling stations throughout Croatia opened for local election

At 7 am on Sunday, 6,591 polling stations were opened throughout Croatia for a local election, in which 4.08 million voters will for the first time have the right to directly elect mayors and municipal heads and representatives in county and city assemblies, as well as municipal councils. - 17.5.2009. >>

Direct Local Elections – Ambiguities Prior to and After the Elections

An expert conference under the title: “Local self-government and Direct Elections – Ambiguities Prior to and After the Elections”, jointly organized by the Faculty of Law in Zagreb and GONG was held in Zagreb on Tuesday, 27 January 2009. - 13.5.2009. >>

One sixth of towns and municipalities meet transparency criteria

Only 16 percent out of a total of 556 cities, towns and municipalities in Croatia satisfy criteria of transparency, openness and responsibility in their treatment of residents and other groups concerned, and the city of Rijeka has earned the highest mark, 8.8 with the top mark being 10, according to findings of a survey conducted in March and April. - 10.5.2009. >>

Over 46,000 candidates apply for local elections in Croatia on 17 May

The State Election Commission (DIP) has reported that in the 17 May local elections, Croatians will elect 866 members of 21 county assemblies, 51 members of the city council of the City of Zagreb as well as 2,206 members to sit on 126 city and town councils and 5,343 members to sit on 427 municipal councils. - 10.5.2009. >>

Croatian Serb parl. party pushes for investigating disorder in voter lists

The Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) will propose appointing a parliamentary commission of inquiry to establish the actual state of affairs in voter lists and in registers on voters‘ permanent residence. - 24.4.2009. >>

State Election Commission comments on credibility of voter lists

Commenting on problems and irregularities concerning voter lists and media claims that as many as 400 voters are registered at some addresses, the State Election Commission on Tuesday sent a statement to the Croatian Interior Ministry and the Central Administration Bureau underlining the necessity for an urgent investigation and correction of all data, because such information bring the credibility of voter lists into question. - 21.4.2009. >>

Government rejects GONG's request for copies of all items on agendas of closed-door sessions

The government on Thursday adopted a proposed decision to reject a request by the non-governmental organisation GONG to provide it with copies of all items on the agendas of government sessions held behind closed doors during its present term in office. - 16.4.2009. >>