The State Election Commission (DIP) has published the list of polling stations with their addresses on its website.
Abroad, the largest number of polling stations will be in Bosnia and Herzegovina (42) and Germany (17), followed by Australia and the United States (4 each), Serbia and Italy (3 each), and Austria, Montenegro, Canada, Switzerland, and Hungary (2 each). Single polling stations will be set up in countries such as Slovenia, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, Kosovo, Turkey, and others.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, where Croatian voters are most numerous, two fewer polling stations will be open on election day on Sunday, 29 December, compared to five years ago. In Germany, five fewer polling stations will open compared to December 2019.
Voters residing in Croatia who will be abroad on 29 December can vote there if they register by 18 December. Applications for advance registration can be submitted via the e-Birači service within the e-Citizens system or to the relevant administrative body of the county or the City of Zagreb using the published forms.
Polling stations abroad, located in diplomatic and consular offices, are designated by DIP in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.
"Generally, when designating polling stations abroad, factors such as the security situation in the host country, the provision of minimum conditions for appointing and operating electoral committees, and the ability to maintain voting secrecy are taken into account," DIP explains.
DIP also noted that, compared to 2019, and based on information received, the decision was made not to establish polling stations in Albania, Algeria, Brazil, Finland, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, South Africa, Ukraine, and Afghanistan.
Due to the time difference, the first polling stations for the Croatian presidential election will open in Australia, while the last will open in the United States, in Los Angeles.