ZAGREB, Jan 2 (Hina) - By 17:00 hrs Sunday, 8,396 voters went to the 15polling stations set up in six German cities for Croatian presidentialelections, which is a lower turnout than expected, officials at theCroatian embassy in Berlin
and consulates in the country reported.
ZAGREB, Jan 2 (Hina) - By 17:00 hrs Sunday, 8,396 voters went to the
15 polling stations set up in six German cities for Croatian presidential
elections, which is a lower turnout than expected, officials at the Croatian
embassy in Berlin and consulates in the country reported.The highest turnout - 2,537 - was reported in Stuttgart, while the
lowest turnout - 640 - was reported in Hamburg.
The voting proceeded peacefully, the embassy reported.
German media also reported a low turnout at polling stations in Croatia
this morning and in the early afternoon.
Welt am Sonntag highlighted the fact that for the first time since
Croatia gained independence there were no foreign observers at polling stations
in the country, which is interpreted as a sign that Croatia has achieved a
high level of democratisation.