Stab in Croatia: Sensation in Rijeka, tension in Split!

Stab in Croatia: Sensation in Rijeka, tension in Split!

Zagreb, Kroatien - In Croatia, the stitch elections are on the agenda in the three largest cities in the country: Zagreb, Split and Rijeka. The choice has the potential to reposition different political forces and to change the local government landscape significantly. The mood is tense, especially in the cities where the citizens decide on their future mayors.

in Zagreb, the capital, seems to be the selection of the mayor. The reigning mayor Tomislav Tomašević is clearly in the lead in the surveys. Tomašević, who has managed the city in the past four years, narrowly missed the absolute majority in the first round and is now competing against the independent candidate Marija Selak Raspudić . Tomašević received 47.30 percent of the vote in the first round, while Selak Raspudić reached 15.74 percent, which indicates a clear dominance of the reigning mayor reports the small newspaper .

tensions in Split and Rijeka

In the meantime, an exciting election campaign is expected in Split. The liberal mayor Ivica Puljak only has a narrow lead over Tomislav Šuta from the ruling Croatian democratic Union (HDZ) . Puljak won the first round with less than five percentage points difference, which makes the outcome of the election an uncertain and eventful competition.

in Rijeka there is a sensation, since the Social Democrats (SDP) may have to give up their rule after more than 30 years. The independent candidate Iva Rinčić is considered a favorite. In the first round, she achieved a significant lead against the incumbent Marko Filipović , who now has to compete as an independent candidate after the SDP had set up another candidate. Rinčić also receives support from several smaller liberal parties reports VREME .

regional and national implications

A total of nine mayors of district meters in Croatia receive more than 50 percent of the votes and thus secure another four -year mandate. The newly elected mayors include Krešimir Ačkar (HDZ) in Velika Gorica and Mišel Jakšić (SDP) in Koprivnica. The political situation is influenced by the preparations for the parliamentary election in April 2024, the parliament was recently dissolved, which indicates another political unrest Education .

While the polling stations are open today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the entire election situation in Croatia remains tense. The developments could have far -reaching consequences for the upcoming parliamentary election and the stability of the current government.