Golem received 230 votes in a runoff, while his rival, Stipe Mamic, gained 122.
When asked by reporters what his first moves would be, Golem said that he would have to consolidate the HDZ municipal committee because there was "no continuity of work or flow of information."
When asked which candidate for HDZ president he would support, Golem said he would "remain neutral because whichever candidate brings changes to the HDZ leadership, we in Zagreb will cooperate with them."