The 2005 presidential election in Croatia - the next presidential election in Croatia, was held in two rounds on January 2 and January 16, 2005 . The victory was won by the current President of Croatia , who was re-elected for a second presidential term.
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| Presidential Election in Croatia, 2005 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 and January 16, 2005 | |||
 |  | ||
| Candidate | Stepan Mesich | Jadranka Kosor | |
| The consignment | Non-partisan | CDU | |
| Votes | 1 454 451 (65.93%) | 751 692 (34.07%) | |
 The results of the second round in all districts of Croatia: a candidate with a majority of votes in each administrative-territorial unit. Mesic: orange ; Kosor: blue | |||
13 candidates took part in the elections, but the main candidates were incumbent president Stepan Mesic and former radio journalist, Jadranka Kosor , who served as vice prime minister in a government formed by the Christian Democratic Commonwealth [1] . Both main candidates claimed to support Croatia’s pro-Western course and accession to NATO and the EU [2] . According to opinion polls, Mesic could get about 50% of the vote and become president in the first round. Kador Kador was supported by about 20% of voters.
Election Results
| Candidates and parties that nominated them | Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepan Mesic - Croatian People's Party and others | 1,089,398 | 48.92 | 1 454 451 | 65.93 |
| Jadranka Kosor - Croatian Democratic Community | 452,218 | 20.31 | 751 692 | 34.07 |
| Boris Mikchich | 396 093 | 17.78 | - | - |
| Giurgia Adlesic - Croatian Social Liberal Party | 59,795 | 2.68 | - | - |
| Slaven Letitsa - Croatian Law Party | 57,748 | 2.59 | - | - |
| Lubo Cesic | 41,216 | 1.85 | - | - |
| Ivich Pachalic - Croatian Bloc - Movement for Modern Croatia | 40 637 | 1.82 | - | - |
| Anto Kovačević - Croatian Christian Democratic Union | 19 145 | 0.86 | - | - |
| Miroslav Blazhevich | 17,847 | 0.80 | - | - |
| Miroslav Reich - Croatian Youth Party | 14,766 | 0.66 | - | - |
| Doris Costa | 8 721 | 0.37 | - | - |
| Mladen Kesher | 7 056 | 0.32 | - | - |
| Tomislav Petrak - Croatian People's Party | 2 614 | 0.12 | - | - |
| Total (turnout 50.57%) | 2,227,073 | 100.0 | 2,241,760 | 100.0 |
| Invalid votes | 20,269 | 35 617 | ||
| Registered Voters | 4,403,933 | 4,392,220 | ||
| Source: State Electoral Commission ( Državno izborno povjerenstvo ) Official results | ||||
Notes
- ↑ Presidential elections in Croatia | euronews, the world
- ↑ Seventh Channel - Presidential elections in Croatia (unavailable link) . Date of treatment August 30, 2012. Archived December 30, 2014.