ELECTION COMMISSION ISSUES REPORT ON INCOMPLETE, UNOFFICIAL RESULT S

S ZAGREB, 18 June (Hina) - According to the latest incomplete and unofficial results of Sunday's presidential election, Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) candidate Franjo Tudjman won 61.41 % of the vote, Social-Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Zdravko Tomac won 21.03% and the Croatian Social-Liberal Party candidate Vlado Gotovac (who is the candidate of nine opposition parties) won 17.56% of the vote. #L# These are the results which arrived by 5 p.m. Wednesday from 7,557 out of a total of 7,558 polling places. The turnout at the 7,557 polling stations was 2.218,288 out of 4.070,032 registered voters, the Election Commission President Ivan Mrkonjic told a press conference on Wednesday. According to the results processed so far, the turnout in Croatia is 57.68% and abroad 23.49%, Mrkonjic said. Speaking about the turnout, Mrkonjic said that every turnout which is above 50% is considered a good turnout in developed and democratic countries. He reiterated that Bosnian and German authorities did not allow voting outside of diplomatic and consular buildings. Only one polling station, the one in Trakoscanska street, has not sent its results. The voting at this polling station will be repeated on 22 June due to two extra ballots which were found in the polling box. "It is unbelievable that the voting is repeated because of two ballots, but it is in line with the law," Mrkonjic said. Asked about the data on the overall turnout, Mrkonjic said that such data was 'methodologically not followed'. Mrkonjic said that information on the results of elections in municipalities, towns and counties would be announced on Friday. (hina) rm jn 182100 MET jun 97