HDZ Candidates Win Elections in Split and All Counties in Dalmatia
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In Zagreb, Tomislav Tomašević from Zmoremo remains the prefect.
The largest parties at the national level also took control at the local level. Even victories in the shadow of low turnout.
ALTHOUGH Ivica Puljak won more votes in the first round of local elections, he was defeated by HDZ's Tomislav Šuta, who becomes the new mayor of Split. Šuta spoke to RTL tonight.
In Croatia, the polls closed at 7:00 p.m. in the second round of local elections, and according to the first results of the State Election Commission (DIP), candidates from the Croatian Democratic Union won the most votes in all counties in Dalmatia, while HDZ candidate Tomislav Šuta for mayor of Split received the most votes in that city, reports Index.
Two election results undoubtedly marked the second round of local elections: the victory of HDZ candidate Tomislav Šuta in Split over Ivica Puljko (Centre) and the defeat of Homeland Movement and HDZ candidate Domagoj Bilić in Vukovar against Marijan Pavliček, the candidate of the Croatian Sovereignists.
The ruling Croatian party HDZ is the absolute winner of Sunday's local elections, political analyst Marko Alavanja told STA today. Among the major losers are the largest opposition party SDP, which lost Rijeka, and the defeated Split mayor Ivica Puljak. Despite the defeat in Zagreb, the incumbent mayor has a successful campaign behind him.
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