ZAGREB, 15 June (Hina) - According to reports from 5,104 polling places, 640,877 or 22.15% of 2.893,471 voters registered at those polling stations cast their ballots by 11 a.m. at Sunday's presidential elections in Croatia, the head
of the Croatian Election Commission, Ivan Mrkonjic, told a press conference in Zagreb Sunday.
ZAGREB, 15 June (Hina) - According to reports from 5,104 polling places,
640,877 or 22.15% of 2.893,471 voters registered at those polling
stations cast their ballots by 11 a.m. at Sunday's presidential
elections in Croatia, the head of the Croatian Election Commission, Ivan
Mrkonjic, told a press conference in Zagreb Sunday. #L#
The reports came from 5,104 out of 6,492 regular polling places,
including 144 polling stations in the Croatian Danube river region.
The turnout was satisfactory, within the European average,
Mrkonjic said, adding that today's turnout was 2-3% lower than the one
in the April elections.
The Election Commission visited several polling places in Zagreb,
including those for displaced people. Since 11 a.m. the number of voters
who turned out at polling stations has increased considerably, Mrkonjic
said.
Asked whether the voting in Mostar would be prolonged because of
large crowds in three polling stations, Mrkonjic said the law did not
provide for the prolongation of voting after 7 p.m., but all those who
turn out at polling stations at 7 p.m. will be allowed to cast their
ballots.
Asked about the voting of the Croatian Diaspora, Mrkonjic said that
the voting of Croatian citizens living abroad was proceeding without any
difficulties and that no incidents have been registered.
Further information on the voters' turnout will be made known at
6.30 p.m.
Earlier today, the Election Commission reported that the voting in
eastern Australia and New Zealand had been completed at 11 a.m.,
Central-European time. Polling stations in eastern Australia and New
Zealand were opened yesterday at 11 p.m. The voting in Morocco started
at 9 a.m. Sunday. Croatian citizens living in Canada will go to the
polls at 4 p.m. Sunday.
Croatian citizens who live abroad but happen to be in Croatia on
election day can vote at six polling places at Zagreb Fair and one
polling place in Osijek. In case they are not registered in the central
voters' register in Zagreb, they will be allowed to vote after they
present their citizenship certificates or passports.
The Croatian presidential elections are monitored by 151 foreign
observers who are visiting polling stations in Croatia and the
neighbouring Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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