ZAGREB, Feb 7 (Hina) - According to data from 5,109 of 6,477 polling stations in Croatia, 1,603,767 voters cast their ballots in the second round of presidential elections by 4 p.m. on Monday, which is 51.7 percent of the electorate,
the National Election Commission said in a report. The turnout is somewhat lower than in the first round, when 55 per cent of the electorate turned out at polling stations by 4 p.m., and at the January 3 parliamentary election, when the turnout was 60 percent by the same time. Data on the turnout were reported from almost 80 percent of all polling stations. The highest turnout - 60.38 percent - was reported in Varazdin County. Virovitica County follows with 59.85%, Zagreb County with 58.70%, and Koprivnica County with 58.50%. The lowest turnout of 38.14% was reported in Vukovar-Srijem County and in Zadar County (39.80%). Competing in the second round of presidential elec
ZAGREB, Feb 7 (Hina) - According to data from 5,109 of 6,477 polling
stations in Croatia, 1,603,767 voters cast their ballots in the
second round of presidential elections by 4 p.m. on Monday, which is
51.7 percent of the electorate, the National Election Commission
said in a report.
The turnout is somewhat lower than in the first round, when 55 per
cent of the electorate turned out at polling stations by 4 p.m., and
at the January 3 parliamentary election, when the turnout was 60
percent by the same time.
Data on the turnout were reported from almost 80 percent of all
polling stations.
The highest turnout - 60.38 percent - was reported in Varazdin
County. Virovitica County follows with 59.85%, Zagreb County with
58.70%, and Koprivnica County with 58.50%. The lowest turnout of
38.14% was reported in Vukovar-Srijem County and in Zadar County
(39.80%).
Competing in the second round of presidential elections are Stjepan
Mesic of the Croatian People's Party (HNS) and Drazen Budisa, the
candidate of the Croatian Social Liberal Party/Social Democratic
Party (HSLS/SDP) bloc.
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