​At Stake in this Election:       

• The office of President of Croatia. 

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIĆ (since 19 February 2015)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Andrej PLENKOVIĆ (since 19 October 2016)
• Assembly: Croatia has a unicameral Assembly (Sabor) with 151 seats.

Electoral System:

• The President is elected by absolute majority ( if elected in first round) or by  relative majority vote (if elected in second round) to serve a 5-year term.
• The aspiring Prime Minister is granted mandate by the President to nominate ministers who all need to be approved by the assembly.
• 140 members are elected through a proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms, 8 members are elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms and 3 members are elected through a proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.*

* The seat share apportioned to diaspora voters is three, eight seats are reserved to 22 recognized minorities. The remaining seats are elected in 10 electoral units, 14 members each.

Last Election: 

• Zoran MILANOVIĆ and Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIĆ received 29.55% and 26.65% of the vote, respectively, in the first round.

Candidates in this Election[1]:                       

• Candidate: Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIĆ
  • Party: Croatian Democratic Union,  Bandić Milan 365 party of Work and Solidarity, Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević, Croatian Demochristian Party
• Candidate: Zoran MILANOVIĆ
  • Party: Social Democratic Party, Croatian  Peasant Party, Istrian Democratic Assembly, Croatian Party of Pensioners, People’s Party-Reformists, Democrats, Civil-Liberal Alliance, Primorje-Gorski Kotar Alliance, Party of People’s and Civic Activism, Croatian Labour- Work Party- Labour,  Party of Pensioners, Međimurje Democratic Alliance, Green Alliance

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 4,130,000 (2019 est.)[2]
• Registered Voters:  3,854,747[3]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 2,140,000 (2019 est.)[4]
• Is Croatia a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Croatia ratified CEDAW: Yes (9 September 1992)[5]
• Gender Quota: Yes[6]
• Female Candidates in this election: 3
• Number of Female Legislators: 31 (21%)[7]
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 46[8]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very low[9]

Disability Data:

• Is Croatia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)[10]
• Has Croatia ratified CRPD: Yes (15 August 2007)[11]
• Estimated population with a disability: 669,727[12]