Croatian presidential election, 2000
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| Turnout | 62.98% (first round) 60.88% (second round) |
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Results of the second round in all of Croatia's counties: the candidate with the majority of votes in each administrative division.
Stjepan Mesić Dražen Budiša |
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Zlatko Tomčić (Acting)
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Presidential elections were held in Croatia on 24 January 2000. They were the third presidential elections since independence in 1991, and were also the first early presidential elections, as they were held due to the death of incumbent president Franjo Tuđman on 10 December 1999. They were the last elections to be held under the semi-presidential system of government, by which the President was the most powerful official in the government structure and could also appoint and dismiss the Prime Minister and his cabinet. Namely, constitutional changes adopted in November 2000 foresaw an incomplete parliamentary system, which retained the direct election of the president but greatly reduced his powers in favor of a stronger prime minister and cabinet of ministers.
As no candidate received the required majority (50%+1 vote of the valid votes cast) in the first round, a second round was held on 7 February (the first time a second round had been required in the country's history). The result was a victory for Stjepan Mesić of the Croatian People's Party, who received 56,01% of the vote. Voter turnout was 62.98% in the first round and 60.88% in the second round. The first round of the election exhibited a 449.000 vote increase in turnout in comparison with the previous election in 1997, while the second round exhibited a 370.000 vote increase in comparison with the 1997 election and a decrease of 88.000 votes when compared to the voter turnout in the first round in 2000.
Mesić was inaugurated for a five year term as the second president of Croatia on 18 February 2000 at Saint Mark's Square in front of the justices of the Constitutional court.
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