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1992 Croatian presidential election

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FieldValue
countryCroatia
typepresidential
previous_election1990 Croatian presidential election
previous_year1990
next_election1997 Croatian presidential election
next_year1997
election_date2 August 1992
turnout74.90%
image1FranjoTudman.JPG
nominee1Franjo Tuđman
party1Croatian Democratic Union
popular_vote11,519,100
percentage157.83%
image2Pd croatian drazen budisa 9Feb02 932.jpg
nominee2Dražen Budiša
party2Croatian Social Liberal Party
popular_vote2585,535
percentage222.29%
image4Savka Dabcevic Kucar.jpg
nominee4Savka Dabčević-Kučar
party4Croatian People's Party (1990)
popular_vote4161,242
percentage46.14%
image5Dobroslav Paraga.png
nominee5Dobroslav Paraga
party5Croatian Party of Rights
popular_vote5144,695
percentage55.51%
titlePresident
before_electionFranjo Tuđman
before_partyCroatian Democratic Union
after_electionFranjo Tuđman
after_partyCroatian Democratic Union

Presidential elections were held in Croatia for the first time on 2 August 1992 alongside simultaneous parliamentary elections. The result was a victory for incumbent Franjo Tuđman of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), who received 58% of the vote, becoming the first popularly elected president of Croatia. Voter turnout was 75%.

The 1,519,000 votes received by Tuđman remains the highest number of votes received by any president to date. Having previously been selected as president by Parliament, he was sworn in for his first constitutional five-year term as president on 12 August 1992 at Saint Mark's square in Zagreb.

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. The timing was deemed to be favourable to the HDZ government, who had delayed approving electoral laws in violation of the country's new constitution. 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. The elections were also scheduled for a holiday, when a significant number of people would be away from their home towns and unable to vote.

Results

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p410 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p419
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114839/http://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/Croatia%27s%201992%20Presidential%20and%20Upper%20Parliament%20Chamber%20Elections.pdf Elections in the Republic of Croatia: 2 August 1992] International Republican Institute
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