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2024–25 Croatian presidential election

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Nominee Zoran Milanović Dragan Primorac Marija Selak Raspudić Party Independent (SDP) Independent (HDZ) Independent   Nominee Mislav Kolakušić Ivana Kekin Miro Bulj Party PiP Možemo! Most

Incumbent President Zoran Milanović Independent

A presidential election is scheduled to be held in Croatia on 29 December 2024, with a second round on 12 January 2025 if no candidate receives a majority. Incumbent president Zoran Milanović is eligible for a second term. His first term began on 19 February 2020 and will end on 18 February 2025.

Background

A presidential election will be held in the super-election year of 2024 during which voters in Croatia had also voted for the Croatian Parliament in April and European Parliament in June.

The first round was planned for December 2024, but on 15 March 2024 incumbent president Zoran Milanović announced he would run as a candidate of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) for the position of prime minister. During this press conference, he also revealed he would tend his resignation as the president only in case of a parliamentary election victory on 17 April 2024. If he would have become the next prime minister, the first round of the presidential election would have had to be held no later than 16 June 2024. However, since the Rivers of Justice coalition secured only 42 seats in the election, Milanović continued to hold the office of president.

On 20 November 2024, prime minister Andrej Plenković announced that the presidential election would be held on 29 December, which is subject to a vote by the Croatian Parliament on 21 November.

Electoral system

The president of Croatia is directly elected by secret ballot to a term of five years using the two-round system, with presidents limited to two full terms in office. The constitution requires that a presidential election be held no sooner than 60 days and no later than 30 days before the expiration of the incumbent president's term. An absolute majority (50% + 1 vote) of all votes cast (including invalid, blank and uncast ballots) is required to win in the first round. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a second-round is to be held fourteen days later, with the two candidates with the highest number of votes in the first round taking part. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes in the second round (a majority of valid votes cast) is declared the winner. If one of the candidates who has qualified for the second round were to withdraw their candidacy or die, the candidate with the next highest number of votes in the first round takes their place in the second round.

In order for a potential candidate to be allowed to contest the elections and have their name placed on the ballot, they must gather at least 10,000 signatures from eligible voters, with every signatory being permitted to give their signature to only one potential candidate. The timeframe for collecting the said number of signatures is set at twelve days, and after the expiry of this period potential candidates must submit them to the State Electoral Commission for verification.

Candidates

Candidate			Party affiliation	Political remarks	Proof of nomination
		Miro Bulj	Most	Incumbent MP for electoral district IX (since 2015) and mayor of Sinj. Co-endorsed also by HS. His bid was announced on 8 October 2024.	Submitted undisclosed number of signatures on 6 December.
		Zoran Milanović	Independent	Incumbent President of Croatia since 2020. Milanović is standing for re-election to a second and final term. Although formally independent, he was nominated by the biggest opposition party, the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SDP) and by 9 other centre-left, green and liberal parties (NPS, Centre, HSS, DO i SIP, NS-R, SU, BUZ, GLAS, and MDS). Former Prime Minister of Croatia (2011–2016) and the president of SDP (2007–2016). His bid was announced on 26 June 2024.	Submitted 45,833 signatures on 3 December.
		Dragan Primorac	Independent	Although formally independent, he was nominated by the ruling Croatian Democratic Union and is supported by 6 other centrist to right-wing parties (HSU, HDS, DP, HSLS, HNS, and Independents). Former Minister of Science, Education and Sports (2003–2009) and a presidential candidate in the 2009 election. His bid was announced on 30 July 2024.	Submitted 109,505 signatures on 4 December.
		Niko Tokić Kartelo	Independent	Businessman	Submitted 11,807 signatures on 9 December.

Failed candidacies

These individuals failed to submit the required number of endorsement signatures.

• TBD

Withdrawn bids

• Anton Filić (independent), former journalist of Večernji List and former president of the Union of Croatian Journalists. His bid was announced on 11 November 2024. He withdrew on 8 December.

Declared candidates

• Mislav Kolakušić (PiP), former MEP (2019–2024), presidential candidate in the 2019 election. His bid was announced on 23 April 2024.
• Tomislav Jonjić (HSP, co-endorsed also by HS), lawyer, diplomat, and publicist. His bid was announced on 23 May 2024.
• Marija Selak Raspudić (independent), incumbent MP for electoral district I. Her bid was announced on 22 July 2024.
• Ivana Kekin (We Can!), incumbent MP for electoral district I and wife of punk rock musician Mile Kekin. Her bid was announced on 10 September 2024.
• Aurora Weiss (independent), journalist. Her bid was announced on 11 September 2024.
• Dražen Keleminec [hr] (A-HSP). His bid was announced on 21 September 2024.
• Branka Lozo (DOMiNO, co-endorsed also by HS), professor at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Graphic Arts. Her bid was announced on 28 September 2024.
• Dražen Pilić (independent), president of Cultural-Sports Veterans' Association. His bid was announced on 20 October 2024.
• Pavle Perović (independent). His bid was announced on 13 November 2024.
• Ava Karabatić (independent), model and television personality. Her bid was announced on 23 November 2024.
• Karolina Vidović Krišto (OiP [hr]), journalist and former MP for electoral district IX (2020–2024). Her bid was announced on 26 November 2024.

Declined to be candidates

These individuals have been the subject of presidential speculation, but have publicly denied or recanted interest in running for president.

• Oleg Butković (HDZ), incumbent Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure
• Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (independent), president of Croatia (2015–2020)
• Gordan Jandroković (HDZ), incumbent Speaker of the Croatian Parliament

Opinion polls

First round

Second round

Milanović vs Stier

Milanović vs Primorac

Milanović vs Selak Raspudić

Selak Raspudić vs Primorac

See also

• 2024 European Parliament election in Croatia
• 2024 Croatian parliamentary election

Notes

1. Endorsed by SDP, HSS, NS-R, NPS, SU, BUZ, Centre, IDS, DO i SIP, Glas and MDS
2. Endorsed by HDZ, HSU, HDS, DP, HSLS, HNS and Independents
3. Milanović was elected in the 2019–2020 election as the candidate of the SDP. However, under Article 96 of the Constitution of Croatia, sitting presidents are prohibited from holding party memberships for the duration of their term. As a result, he will stand as an independent candidate, albeit with informal SDP affiliation.

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