The ministry's commission in charge of preparing and coordinating presidential elections as well as its operative commission, appointed on November 2 by Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul, will provide technical and logistical support for the implementation of elections abroad.
The January 2 presidential elections will also be held in Croatian diplomatic and consular offices abroad in the period between 7 am and 7 pm, as regulated by the laws on the election of the president and on voters' registers. The ministry has requested and received consent from all receiving countries where polling stations and election committees will be set up to organise the voting.
Compared to the last parliamentary elections held abroad in 2003, the number of polling stations and election committees at the upcoming presidential elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia and Montenegro will be increased.
Voters in Bosnia-Herzegovina will be able to vote at 42 polling stations, 12 more than in 2003, while voters in Serbia and Montenegro will be able to vote at seven polling stations, one more than in 2003. Voters in Serbia and Montenegro will also be able to vote for the first time outside Croatian diplomatic and consular offices. Apart from Croatian diplomatic offices in Belgrade, Kotor and Subotica, polling stations will also be opened in Novi Sad, Sombor and Sremska Mitrovica to make it possible for more Croatian citizens living in Serbia and Montenegro as refugees to take part in the elections, the ministry said.