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Croatian presidential election, 1997

Croatian presidential election, 1997
Croatia
← 1992 15 June 1997 2000 →
Turnout 54.32%
  FranjoTudman.JPG Zdravko Tomac Krk 06092013 3 roberta f.jpg Vlado Gotovac.png
Nominee Franjo Tuđman Zdravko Tomac Vlado Gotovac
Party HDZ SDP HSLS
Popular vote 1,337,990 458,172 382,630
Percentage 61.41% 21.03% 17.56%

Croatia 1997 results runoff.PNG
Results of the first round in all of Croatia's counties: the candidate with the majority of votes in each administrative division.
  Franjo Tuđman   Zdravko Tomac   Vlado Gotovac

President before election

Franjo Tuđman
HDZ

Elected President

Franjo Tuđman
HDZ


Franjo Tuđman
HDZ

Franjo Tuđman
HDZ

Presidential elections were held in Croatia on 15 June 1997. They were the second presidential elections held since independence in 1991. The result was a victory for incumbent president Franjo Tuđman, the leader of the Croatian Democratic Union party (HDZ), who received 61.40% of the vote and was re-elected to a second five year term. As Tuđman received a majority of the valid votes cast on election day there was no need for a run-off. President Tuđman received a plurality of the votes in 20 of Croatia's 21 counties, while Vlado Gotovac did so in Istria County.

Voter turnout in the election was 54.62%, which was a large decline from the 74.9% turnout registered five years previous. Furthermore, about 459.000 less votes were cast in comparison to the previous election in 1992. The elections also featured the smallest number of presidential candidates to date, with only three taking part: Franjo Tuđman, Zdravko Tomac and Vlado Gotovac. The margin of victory (over 40%) is also the largest in any election to date.

Tuđman took the oath of office for a second term on 5 August 1997 at Saint Mark's Square. However, he served only a little more than two years of his new 5-year term, as he died on 10 December 1999, resulting in early elections being called for January 2000. Vlatko Pavletić assumed the post of Acting President as the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament.


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