The 2013 Croatian local elections were held on 19 May and the second round was held on 2 June. The turnout was 47% (run-offs: 43%).
The outgoing Split mayor Željko Kerum came out third with 18,54% of the vote, in the second round the Socialist candidate won narrowly over the HDZ-one (49,1:48,2). In Zagreb Milan Bandić, a Populist Right-Wing and former Social Democrat, won 47,9% of the vote against Social Democrat Health Minister Rajko Ostojić's 22,7%, with Vladimir Ferdelji (HSS-HSLS-Green List) coming in third with 17,3% and HDZ candidate Margareta Mađerić fourth at 5,4%. Bandic finally received a two-third majority - as in Rijeka the outgoing Social Democrat mayor Vojko Obersnel (first turn 48%). In Slavonia's largest city, Osijek, mayor Krešimir Bubalo (HDSSB) won 36,3%, and faced independent (backed by SDP&...) Ivan Vrkić, who gained 27,8%, in a run-off which was won by the latter.
Out of the 21 county prefects 9 were elected in the first round (7 HDZ and coalition partners, 2 SDP and coalition partners). After the run-offs there were no Zupan-changes (only SDP lost Medimurje to its small ally HNS). There are now governed by a Zupan of...HDZ 36%, Bandic 18%, SDP 14%, HSS 10%, HDSSB 7%, HNS 7%, IDS 5%, HDSS (=ex-HSS) 3%. Governed are by a mayor of...HDZ 32%(-2%), SDP 19%(+2%), Bandic 18%, other Independents 10%(+0,5%), HNS 6%(+3,5%), HSS 5%(-1%), IDS 4%(-0%), HDSSB 2%(-1%).
Municipalities with more than 20.000 inhabitants:
HDZ: held: Zadar, Velika Gorica, Karlovac, Vinkovci, Zapresic, Solin, Virovitica; gained: Sibenik, Kastela, Pozega; lost: Sisak, Petrinja, Kutina.
SDP: held: Rijeka, Koprivnica, Vukovar, Cakovec; gained: Split, Sisak, Kutina; lost: Sibenik, Dubrovnik, Djakovo, Pozega.
Ind.: held: Zagreb, Sinj; gained: Osijek, Slavonski Brod; lost: Split, Kastela.
HNS: gained: Varazdin, Dubrovnik, Petrinja.
HSS: held: Samobor, Krizevci.
IDS: held: Pola.
HDSSB: gained: Djakovo; lost: Osijek.
HSLS: lost: Varazdin, Bjelovar.
HSP: lost: Slavonski Brod.
Others: gained: Bjelovar.[1]
Election results
Counties
| Results of Croatian local elections, 2013 |
|---|
| County |
County council |
County prefect |
| Plurality |
Turnout |
Prefect |
Turnout |
Notes |
| Bjelovar-Bilogora |
|
HDZ (29.84%) |
47.46% |
|
Damir Bajs, HSS (64.4%) |
39.47% |
runoff election |
| Brod-Posavina |
|
HDZ (39.62%) |
46.8% |
|
Danijel Marušić, HDZ (51.59%) |
46.8% |
first round win |
| Dubrovnik-Neretva |
|
HDZ (41.57%) |
56.73% |
|
Nikola Dobroslavić, HDZ (55.04%) |
56.73% |
first round win |
| Istria |
|
IDS (43.93%) |
45.33% |
|
Ivan Jakovčić, IDS (55.04%) |
37.9% |
runoff election |
| Karlovac |
|
HDZ (47.42%) |
46.16% |
|
Ivan Vučić, HDZ (55.42%) |
39.52% |
runoff election |
| Koprivnica-Križevci |
|
SDP (45.9%) |
46.37% |
|
Darko Koren, HSS (53.22%) |
46.39% |
first round win |
| Krapina-Zagorje |
|
SDP (45.49%) |
51.12% |
|
Željko Kolar, SDP (51.72%) |
50.89% |
first round win |
| Lika-Senj |
|
HDZ (58.31%) |
52.89% |
|
Milan Kolić, HDZ (52.34%) |
52.89% |
first round win |
| Međimurje |
|
SDP (30.32%) |
45.04% |
|
Matija Posavec, HNS (52.79%) |
34.39% |
runoff election |
| Osijek-Baranja |
|
HDSSB (33.39%) |
49.59% |
|
Vladimir Šišljagić, HDSSB (53.4%) |
45.06% |
runoff election |
| Požega-Slavonia |
|
HDZ (40.56%) |
52.85% |
|
Alojz Tomašević, HDZ (60.54%) |
46.04% |
runoff election |
| Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
|
SDP (42.55%) |
41.4% |
|
Zlatko Komadina, SDP (54.01%) |
44.41% |
first round win |
| Sisak-Moslavina |
|
HDZ (34.95%) |
47.51% |
|
Marina Lovrić, SDP (54.8%) |
46.64% |
runoff election |
| Split-Dalmatia |
|
HDZ (33.97%) |
49.82% |
|
Zlatko Ževrnja, HDZ (55.84%) |
44.5% |
runoff election |
| Šibenik-Knin |
|
HDZ (39.73%) |
46.8% |
|
Goran Pauk, HDZ (55.37%) |
40.09% |
runoff election |
| Varaždin |
|
HNS (48.09%) |
48.62% |
|
Predrag Štromar, HNS (62.79%) |
38.73% |
first round win |
| Virovitica-Podravina |
|
HDZ (51.01%) |
50.33% |
|
Tomislav Tolušić, HDZ (52.67%) |
50.34% |
first round win |
| Vukovar-Syrmia |
|
HDZ (48.86%) |
51.58% |
|
Božo Galić, HDZ (54.76%) |
51.55% |
first round win |
| Zadar |
|
HDZ (47.73%) |
46.95% |
|
Stipe Zrilić, HDZ (61.31%) |
37.02% |
runoff election |
| Zagreb County |
|
HDZ (28.10%) |
45.14% |
|
Stjepan Kožić, HSS (56.53%) |
45.15% |
first round win |
| Source: State Electoral Commission[2] |
City of Zagreb
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