At stake in this election:

• 152 seats in the Assembly (Sabor)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Stjepan (Stipe) MESIC
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Ivica RACAN
• Assembly: Croatia has a unicameral Assembly (Sabor) with 152 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the Assembly (Sabor) 152 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
  • Leader: Ivo SANADER
  • Seats won in this election: 66
  • Seats won in last election: 46
• Bloc: Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS), Liberal Party, LIBRA
  • Leaders: Ivica RACAN, Ivan JAKOVCIC, Ivo BANAC, Goran GRANIC
  • Seats won in this election: 43
  • Seats won in last election: 53
• Bloc: Croatian People's Party (HNS), Croatian Party of Slavonia and Baranja (SBHS) and the Alliance of Primorje and Gorski Kotar (PGS)
  • Leaders: Vesna PUSIC (HNS)
  • Seats won in this election: 11
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)
  • Leader: Zlatko TOMCIC
  • Seats won in this election: 9
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Bloc: Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) and the Zagorje Democratic Party (ZDS)
  • Leaders: Anto DAPIC (HSP)
  • Seats won in this election: 8
• Bloc: Christian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) and Democratic Center (DC)
  • Leaders: Drazen BUDISA (HSLS), Vesna SKARE-OZBOLT (DC)
  • Seats won in this election: 3
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Croatian Pensioners Party (HSU)
  • Seats won in this election: 3
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Croatian Democratic Peasant Party (HDSS)
  • Leader: Ivo LONCAR
  • Seats won in this election: 1
  • Seats won in last election: 17
• Other Parties
  • Seats won in this election: 6
• Indpendents
  • Seats won in this election: 4

Last parliamentary election:

• The last parliamentary election was held on January 3, 2000.

Population and voter registration:

• Population: 4,440,000 (2003 est.)
• Registered Voters: 4,087,553 (2003)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 2,295,252 (2000)

·         Is Croatia a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Croatia ratified CEDAW: Yes, succession (9 September 1992)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 27 (following the 2003 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 47 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Croatia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Croatia ratified CRPD: Yes (15 August 2007)

·         Population with a disability: 666,000 (est.)