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| [[Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović]]
| [[Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović]]
| [[Croatian Democratic Union]]
| [[Croatian Democratic Union]]
| Candidate of the biggest opposition party, the centre-right [[Croatian Democratic Union]] (HDZ), and supported by 7 other centre-right. Former foreign minister in the [[Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I]] (2003–04).
| Candidate of the biggest opposition party, the centre-right [[Croatian Democratic Union]] (HDZ), and supported by 7 other centre-right. Former foreign minister in the [[Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I]] (2003–05).
| Submitted some 320,000 signatures on 6 December.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.jutarnji.hr/-prikupili-smo-vise-nego-ijedan-kandidat-u-povijesti-/1248974/ | title = Prikupili smo više nego ijedan kandidat u povijesti | language = Croatian | date = December 6, 2014}}</ref>
| Submitted some 320,000 signatures on 6 December.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.jutarnji.hr/-prikupili-smo-vise-nego-ijedan-kandidat-u-povijesti-/1248974/ | title = Prikupili smo više nego ijedan kandidat u povijesti | language = Croatian | date = December 6, 2014}}</ref>
| [http://www.kolinda.hr/ kolinda.hr]
| [http://www.kolinda.hr/ kolinda.hr]

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Croatian presidential election, 2014
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Candidate Ivo Josipović Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Milan Kujundžić
Party Independent HDZ Alliance for Croatia
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Presidential elections will be held in Croatia on 28 December 2014. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off with the two top placed candidates will take place on 11 January 2015.[1]

Candidates

As of 22 November 2014, the following candidates have announced their bids:[1]

Withdrawn candidate bids

  • Anto Đapić withdrew on 5 December, endorsing Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović.[12]
  • Ivan Grubišić withdrew on 6 December, endorsing Ivan Rude.[13]
  • Ivan Rude, lawyer who handled pre-bankruptcy settlements at several large companies and candidate of the non-parliamentary Voice of Reason party, running on left-wing populist and worker's rights platform. Withdrew on 6 December after failing to collect 10,000 signatures required to formally submit his bid.[14]

First round candidates

Candidates seeking nomination first had to submit a minimum of 10,000 citizens' signatures to the State Electoral Commission (Državno izborno povjerenstvo or DIP) in order for their candidacy to be formally accepted. The signatures had to be collected in a period of five days, from 2 to 6 December. The deadline for submissions was midnight, 6 December, with most candidates submitting a much larger number of signatures as a show of support. Following the submissions, DIP will have two days to check the validity of signatures, and is expected to announce a final list of candidates by midnight on 8 December. On 9 December the campaign will officially start, and will last for 18 days until 26 December, Boxing Day.

Candidate Party affiliation Political remarks Proof of nomination Website
Ivo Josipović Independent Incumbent, stands for re-election after completing his first term. Although formally independent, he is supported by 16 other centre-left and liberal parties. Running on a centre-left platform focusing on the proposed constitutional reform which would proclaim the Second Republic of Croatia. His focus is also on fight against corruption and fight against right-wing populism.[15] Submitted some 200,000 signatures on 6 December.[16] josipovic.hr
File:Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.jpg Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Croatian Democratic Union Candidate of the biggest opposition party, the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), and supported by 7 other centre-right. Former foreign minister in the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I (2003–05). Submitted some 320,000 signatures on 6 December.[17] kolinda.hr
Milan Kujundžić Croatian Dawn Founder and president of the right-wing populist Croatian Dawn (HZ) non-parliamentary party, formed in July 2013 as a splinter party of HDZ, following Kujundžić's defeat in internal party elections. Also supported by 6 other right-wing and nationalist parties. Running on a right-wing populist platform. Submitted some 50,000 signatures on 5 December.[18] milankujundzic.hr
Ivan Sinčić Independent Nominated by an activist organization called Živi Zid (Human Blockade) which fights forced home evictions by organising human shields, and which was registered as a political party in July 2011. Running on an eurosceptic populist platform. Submitted some 15,000 signatures on 6 December.[19] s-p.hr

Failed candidacies

  • Ivan Bavčević submitted 800 signatures to the electoral commission on December 6 and was rejected.
  • Ratko Dobrović submitted no signatures to the electoral commission claiming that they are "blank signatures".
  • Slobodan Midžić not submitted signatures on the prescribed form. Instead he offered a CD on which, as he claims, is about 500 thousand signatures. He is form Velika Kladuša (B-H). [20] Madžić had also failed to nominate himself for 2009 presidential election.

Opinion polls

Date(s) Conducted Polling Organisation/Client Ivo Josipović Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Milan Kujundžić Others Undecided / none
4 Dec Promocija plus for RTL 42.3% 28.3% 11.2% 9.5 8.7
6 Sep Promocija plus 48.9% 32.5% 6.8%
4 Sep Ipsos puls 45.5% 30.9% 2.1% 9.4% 12.1%
4 Aug Promocija plus 48.4% 33.6% 4.8% 3.2% 10.0%
1-3 Jul Promocija plus 49.2% 35.2% 4.3% 1.8% 9.4%
June Promocija plus 50.1% 29.2% 6.2% 4.8% 9.6%
June Ipsos puls 50.3% 37.3% 12.4%
May Promocija plus 52.5% 27.0% 6.1% 5.9% 8.6%
April Promocija plus 51.6% 27.2% 4.5% 8.6% 8.2%
March Promocija plus 52.2% 28.4% 8.8% 10.7%
February Promocija plus 54.0% 24.0% 10.3% 11.7%
January Promocija plus 51.7% 17.4% 19.9% 11.0%

References

  1. ^ a b "ODLUČENO JE Predsjednički izbori održat će se 28. prosinca". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. ^ "SDP-ovci potvrdili Josipovića za kandidata". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 6 September 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Josipović se zahvalio HNS-u: 'Hrvatska treba nove temelje'". 24sata (in Croatian). 25 October 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. ^ "IDS podržava Josipovića" (in Croatian). Predsjednicki-Izbori.hr. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  5. ^ "HSU odlučio podržati Ivu Josipovića" (in Croatian). Croatian Party of Pensioners. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Laburisti podržali Josipovića u borbi za novi mandat" (in Croatian). T-Portal. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. ^ http://www.jutarnji.hr/orah--podrzao-josipovica-holly---njegov-program-promovira-zeleni-nacin-razmisljanja-/1236608/
  8. ^ Patković, Nikola (6 June 2014). "Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović potvrđena kao kandidatkinja HDZ-a na predsjedničkim izborima". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  9. ^ Glavni odbor HSS-a donio Odluku da je predsjednička kandidatkinja Kolinda Grabar Kitarović i HSS-ova kandidatkinja
  10. ^ "Kujundžić kandidat za predsjednika". Index.hr (in Croatian). 18 October 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  11. ^ http://www.predsjednik.net/o-ivanu.html
  12. ^ "ANTO ĐAPIĆ DAJE PODRŠKU KOLINDI 'Odustajem od kandidature, to bi samo zbunilo desničare'". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 5 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  13. ^ "HDZ: Kolinda će oboriti rekord s brojem potpisa". Večernji list (in Croatian). 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Kandidat Ivan Rude ipak nije uspio prikupiti 10.000 potpisa". Večernji list (in Croatian). 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Josipović predstavlja izborni program" (in Croatian). December 8, 2014.
  16. ^ "Ivo Josipović predao 203 tisuće potpisa" (in Croatian). December 6, 2014.
  17. ^ "Prikupili smo više nego ijedan kandidat u povijesti" (in Croatian). December 6, 2014.
  18. ^ "Milan Kujundžić je pet do 12 predao kandidaturu za izbore" (in Croatian). December 5, 2014.
  19. ^ http://www.hrt.hr/predsjednicki-izbori/ivan-vilibor-sincic-predao-kandidaturu-za-predsjednicke-izbore
  20. ^ http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/ovo-su-predsjednicki-kandidati-koji-su-ostali-u-utrci-za-pantovcak/788482.aspx
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