2001 Croatian local elections|
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Local elections were held in Croatia on 25 May 2001. It was the third time the country had held local elections since independence, and the first time since democratization.
Voting at 6,430 separate polling stations across Croatia for members of representative bodies of local and regional self-government units, the citizens elected members for a total of 423 municipal and 122 city councils, as well as members for 20 county assemblies, and the Zagreb City Assembly. At the time of these elections, Croatia had a total of 3,886,702 registered voters.[1]
Electoral system
Councilors of regional and local council were elected by a closed list proportional system. The electoral threshold was set at 5%. The number of councilors elected depended on the population of each constituency. Municipalities and towns up to with up to 3,000 inhabitants elected between 7 and 13 councilors, municipalities and towns up to 10,000 inhabitants elected between 9 and 15 councilors, municipalities and cities up to 30,000 inhabitants elected between 13 and 19 councilors, cities with over 30,000 inhabitants elected between 19 and 35 councilors, while the City of Zagreb elected 51 councilors. For county councils between 31 and 51 councilors were elected, with no connection to the number of inhabitants. In some constituencies the total number of seats differed slightly due special additional seats for national minorities which were assigned independently.[2][3]
Election results
Counties
Results of 2001 elections in Croatian counties
County
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County council
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Plurality
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Turnout
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Bjelovar-Bilogora
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HSS (29.71%)
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50.33%
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Brod-Posavina
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HDZ (32.35%)
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46.75%
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Dubrovnik-Neretva
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HDZ (28.60%)
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54.20%
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Istria
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IDS (50.08%)
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50.96%
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Karlovac
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HDZ (28.18%)
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51.51%
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Koprivnica-Križevci
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HSS (27.36%)
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47.10%
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Krapina-Zagorje
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HDZ (19.99%)
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46.21%
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Lika-Senj
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HDZ (37.98%)
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49.62%
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Međimurje
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SDP, HSU (19.94%)
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43.22%
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Osijek-Baranja
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HDZ (23.48%)
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50.75%
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Požega-Slavonia
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HDZ (26.38%)
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55.47%
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Primorje-Gorski Kotar
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SDP, HSS, HSLS, HSU (29.89%)
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42.67%
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Sisak-Moslavina
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HDZ, HPS, HKDU, DSU (26.62%)
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48.52%
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Split-Dalmatia
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HDZ, HKDU, HČSP, HDRS, HDD, SHP (43.00%)
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52.54%
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Šibenik-Knin
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HDZ (34.72%)
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49.38%
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Varaždin
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HDZ (21.10%)
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49.31%
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Virovitica-Podravina
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HDZ (23.56%)
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47.12%
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Vukovar-Syrmia
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HDZ, HKDU (27.75%)
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45.05%
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Zadar
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HDZ (38.85%)
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45.03%
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Zagreb County
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HDZ (25.58%)
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46.76%
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City of Zagreb
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SDP (26.62%)
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39.79%
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Source: State Electoral Committee[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
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Cities
Results of 2001 elections in Croatian cities
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City Council
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City
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Plurality
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Turnout
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Bakar
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HDZ (18.59%)
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47.15%
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Beli Manastir
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HDZ (28.38%)
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59.62%
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Belišće
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HDZ (27.82%)
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54.80%
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Benkovac
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HDZ (53.60%)
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33.85%
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Biograd na Moru
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HSS (40.99%)
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49.06%
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Bjelovar
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HSLS (30.70%)
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47.10%
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Buje
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IDS (46.44%)
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53.72%
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Buzet
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IDS (47.20%)
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59.41%
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Cres
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HDZ (35.05%)
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64.55%
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Crikvenica
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SDP, HSLS (32.37%)
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37.00%
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Čabar
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HDZ (34.89%)
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54.13%
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Čakovec
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SDP, HSU (27.30%)
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41.85%
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Čazma
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HSS (40.69%)
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60.11%
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Daruvar
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HDZ (22.82%)
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44.52%
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Delnice
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PGS (26.68%)
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52.45%
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Donja Stubica
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HSS (29.79%)
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43.06%
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Donji Miholjac
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HDZ (21.66%)
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52.82%
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Drniš
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HDZ (43.42%)
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50.69%
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Dubrovnik
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HDZ (22.10%)
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46.18%
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Duga Resa
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HSS (25.46%)
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59.14%
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Dugo Selo
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HDZ (25.65%)
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29.37%
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Đakovo
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HDZ (24.85%)
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44.41%
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Đurđevac
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SDP (28.99%)
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56.63%
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Garešnica
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SDP (28.20%)
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46.18%
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Glina
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HDZ (43.03%)
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45.88%
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Gospić
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HDZ (50.45%)
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47.09%
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Grubišno Polje
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HDZ (29.86%)
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48.04%
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Hrvatska Kostajnica
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HDZ (49.02%)
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51.27%
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Hvar
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HDZ (27.47%)
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58.23%
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Ilok
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HDZ (29.90%)
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53.04%
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Imotski
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HDZ, HSP (46.12%)
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48.72%
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Ivanec
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SDP (19.08%)
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47.68%
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Ivanić-Grad
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SDP (27.22%)
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39.79%
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Jastrebarsko
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HDZ (32.47%)
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61.01%
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Karlovac
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SDP (19.96%)
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51.35%
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Kastav
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SDP, HSS, LS (41.70%)
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39.38%
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Kaštela
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HDZ (43.18%)
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48.06%
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Klanjec
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HSLS (39.69%)
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53.72%
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Knin
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HDZ (36.01%)
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42.54%
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Komiža
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HSS (47.75%)
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69.67%
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Koprivnica
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SDP (24.51%)
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40.50%
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Korčula
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HDZ (31.47%)
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62.18%
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Kraljevica
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SDP, PGS, HNS (47.25%)
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49.82%
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Krapina
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HNS (24.06%)
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42.45%
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Križevci
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HSS (34.91%)
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43.22%
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Krk
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PGS, HNS, HSLS (48.55%)
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43.50%
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Kutina
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HDZ (23.90%)
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39.52%
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Labin
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IDS (44.27%)
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44.40%
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Lepoglava
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HNS (30.34%)
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36.78%
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Lipik
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HSS (30.91%)
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42.23%
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Ludbreg
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SDP (26.11%)
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50.74%
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Makarska
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SDP (39.13%)
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50.00%
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Mali Lošinj
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PGS (22.85%)
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52.54%
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Metković
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HDZ (48.26%)
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51.79%
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Mursko Središće
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HSLS (39.55%)
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39.69%
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Našice
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HDZ (24.91%)
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54.72%
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Nin
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HSS, LS (48.29%)
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54.81%
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Nova Gradiška
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HDZ (29.01%)
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48.11%
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Novalja
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HDZ (47.49%)
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66.84%
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Novi Marof
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HDZ (42.24%)
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56.65%
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Novi Vinodolski
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SDP (35.43%)
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49.37%
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Novigrad
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IDS (39.20%)
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54.20%
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Novska
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HDZ (40.79%)
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48.48%
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Obrovac
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Ind. (40.78%)
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45.71%
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Ogulin
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HDZ (35.74%)
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59.87%
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Omiš
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HDZ (36.19%)
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56.40%
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Opatija
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IDS (30.72%)
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44.15%
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Opuzen
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HDZ (41.18%)
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62.15%
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Orahovica
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HDZ (19.32%)
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52.86%
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Oroslavje
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HDZ (31.13%)
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52.65%
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Osijek
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HDZ (17.72%)
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46.45%
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Otočac
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HDZ (30.95%)
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52.73%
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Ozalj
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HDZ (23.90%)
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51.27%
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Pag
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SDP (20.30%)
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62.14%
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Pakrac
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HDZ (35.96%)
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44.36%
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Pazin
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IDS (34.14%)
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53.03%
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Petrinja
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HSP (22.72%)
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52.18%
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Pleternica
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HDZ (35.48%)
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62.24%
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Ploče
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SDP (29.76%)
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55.77%
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Poreč
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IDS (45.83%)
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41.12%
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Požega
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HDZ, HKDU (27.98%)
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53.58%
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Pregrada
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HDZ (28.75%)
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35.77%
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Prelog
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HDZ (28.74%)
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49.49%
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Pula
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IDS (31.58%)
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48.72%
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Rab
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SDP (28.82%)
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43.15%
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Rijeka
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SDP, HSS, HSU (27.96%)
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37.16%
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Rovinj
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IDS (41.28%)
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49.15%
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Samobor
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DC (22.35%)
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44.58%
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Senj
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HDZ (29.53%)
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49.31%
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Sinj
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HDZ (27.64%)
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54.53%
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Sisak
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SDP (23.22%)
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53.53%
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Skradin
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HDZ (47.14%)
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47.98%
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Slatina
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HDZ (24.51%)
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42.01%
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Slavonski Brod
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HDZ, HKDU, HPS (30.56%)
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39.83%
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Slunj
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HDZ (29.90%)
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45.97%
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Solin
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HDZ, HDRS (41.13%)
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52.76%
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Split
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SDP, HSS, HSU, LS (27.98%)
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51.02%
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Stari Grad
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HSS (26.73%)
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61.92%
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Supetar
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SDP (36.68%)
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52.55%
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Sveti Ivan Zelina
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HSS (26.22%)
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56.59%
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Šibenik
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HDZ (30.66%)
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48.64%
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Trilj
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HDZ (39.95%)
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57.90%
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Trogir
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SDP (32.65%)
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47.11%
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Umag
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IDS (46.74%)
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42.98%
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Valpovo
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HDZ (30.13%)
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56.97%
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Varaždin
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HSLS, HSU (24.49%)
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49.28%
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Varaždinske Toplice
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HSLS (29.84%)
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64.31%
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Velika Gorica
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HDZ, HKDU, HČSP, HPS (27.85%)
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39.56%
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Vinkovci
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HDZ, HKDU (30.01%)
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44.79%
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Virovitica
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SDP (17.00%)
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44.27%
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Vis
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SDP (21.72%)
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65.45%
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Vodice
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HDZ (32.25%)
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52.58%
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Vrbovec
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HSS (31.95%)
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48.35%
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Vrbovsko
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HDZ (27.95%)
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53.00%
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Vrgorac
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HDZ (40.72%)
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53.68%
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Vrlika
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HDZ (68.74%)
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55.90%
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Vukovar
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HDZ (28.53%)
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44.32%
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Zabok
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SDP, LS, HNS, HSU (38.84%)
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57.18%
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Zadar
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HDZ (40.94%)
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34.92%
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Zaprešić
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Ind. (27.04%)
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39.61%
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Zlatar
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HDZ (28.66%)
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40.35%
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Županja
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HDZ, HKDU (22.33%)
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32.33%
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Source: State Electoral Committee[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
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Elections in capital
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