Croatian presidential election, 1992
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Croatian presidential election, 1992
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Presidential elections were held in Croatia for the first time on 2 August 1992 alongside simultaneous parliamentary elections.[1] The result was a victory for Franjo Tuđman of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), who received 57.8% of the vote. Voter turnout was 74.9%.[2]
[edit] Conduct
The elections were criticised by international observers, who noted several problems, including issues with opposition access to state media, the timing of the election and the impartiality of officials.[3] The timing of the referendum was deemed to be favourable to the HDZ government, who had delayed approving electoral laws in violation of the country's new constitution.[3] The period of time between the announcement of the elections and the election date itself was considered "unusually short", making it difficult for opposition parties and election officials to prepare.[3] The election was also scheduled for a holiday, when a significant number of people would be away from their home towns and unable to vote.[3]
[edit] Results
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Franjo Tuđman |
Croatian Democratic Union |
1,519,100 |
57.8 |
| Dražen Budiša |
Croatian Social Liberal Party |
585,535 |
22.3 |
| Savka Dabčević-Kučar |
Croatian People's Party |
161,242 |
6.1 |
| Dobroslav Paraga |
Croatian Party of Rights |
144,695 |
5.5 |
| Silvije Degen |
Socialist Party of Croatia |
108,979 |
4.1 |
| Marko Veselica |
Croatian Democratic Party |
45,593 |
1.7 |
| Ivan Cesar |
Croatian Christian Democratic Party |
43,134 |
1.6 |
| Antun Vujić |
Social Democrats of Croatia |
18,783 |
0.7 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
50,703 |
– |
| Total |
2,677,764 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, p419; Official results[4] |
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