ZAGREB, Dec 21 (Hina) - The Croatian government on Tuesday called presidential elections for January 24, as suggested by the Presidency of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union yesterday, Deputy Premier Mate Granic told reporters in
Zagreb. The government decision on the elections will come into force on December 25, he said. The government today passed a decree proclaiming January 24, a Monday, day of rest, the government's Media and Public Relations Office said in a statement. The government's commitment to make the decision calling presidential elections come into force on December 25 is in keeping with Constitutional Court assessments that presidential elections should not be called before December 23, in view of not making the deadlines and beginning of the presidential campaign coincide with parliamentary elections, called for January 3, and the latter's pre-electoral and elect
ZAGREB, Dec 21 (Hina) - The Croatian government on Tuesday called
presidential elections for January 24, as suggested by the
Presidency of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union yesterday,
Deputy Premier Mate Granic told reporters in Zagreb.
The government decision on the elections will come into force on
December 25, he said.
The government today passed a decree proclaiming January 24, a
Monday, day of rest, the government's Media and Public Relations
Office said in a statement.
The government's commitment to make the decision calling
presidential elections come into force on December 25 is in keeping
with Constitutional Court assessments that presidential elections
should not be called before December 23, in view of not making the
deadlines and beginning of the presidential campaign coincide with
parliamentary elections, called for January 3, and the latter's
pre-electoral and electoral blackout.
The National Electoral Commission will issue mandatory
instructions on electoral deadlines. Commission chairman Marijan
Ramuscak said today candidates may submit their candidature from
December 25 through January 5.
Ramuscak reminded that every candidate must collect a minimum of
10,000 signatures.
According to the Constitution and the Law on the Election of the
President of the Republic of Croatia, the president is elected by a
majority of vote of those who cast their ballots. If no candidate
wins the majority at the January 24 elections, the elections will be
repeated on February 7. The second run would see only two candidates
who won the most votes in the first round.
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