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Third Presidential elections under new 1990 Constitution of the republic of Croatia, held 2000 by popular vote. 1 First round
Held January 24, 2000
Total electors: 4 251 109 Voted: 2.667.561 (62,98 %)
Invalid votes: 13.212 (0,49%)
1.1 Candidates
- Stjepan Mesic (Croatian People's Party - HNS, supporting this candidate Croatian Peasents Party - HSS, Liberal Party - LS, Istrian Democratic Assembly - IDS, Action of Social Democrats of Croatia - ASH) 1.100.671 41,11 %
- DRAŽEN BUDIŠA (Croatian Social Liberal Party - HSLS, supporting also Social Democratic Party - SDP) 741.837 27,71 %
- MATE GRANIC (Croatian Democratic Union - HDZ) 601.588 22,47%
- SLAVEN LETICA (independent candidate) 110.782 4,14%
- ANTE DAPIC (Croatian Party of Rights - HSP, supporting also Croatian Christian Democratic Union - HKDU) 49.288 1,84%
- ANTE LEDIC (independent candidate) 22.875 0,85%
- TOMISLAV MERCEP (Croatian Popular Party - HPS) 22.672 0,85%
- ANTE PRKACIN (New Croatia- NH) 7.401 0,28%
- ZVONIMIR ŠEPAROVIC (independent candidate) 7.235 0,27%
Since no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, according to the Constitution 2 candidates who received most votes, go into the second round.
2 Second round
Held February 7, 2000
Total electors: 4 252 921 ; Voted: 2 598 120 (60,88%)
Invalid votes: 38 799 (1,49%)
- STJEPAN MESIC (Croatian People's Party - HNS, supporting this candidate Croatian Peasents Party - HSS, Liberal Party - LS, Istrian Democratic Assembly - IDS, Action of Social Democrats of Croatia - ASH) 1 433 372 (56,01%)
- DRAŽEN BUDIŠA (Croatian Social Liberal Party - HSLS, supporting also Social Democratic Party - SDP) 1 125 969 (43,99%)
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