Presidential candidates talk defence, NATO, Palestine, presidential powers

Presidential candidates Ivo Josipovic, nominated by the ruling Social Democratic Party, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, nominated by the opposition Croatian Democratic Union, Milan Kujundzic of the Alliance for Croatia and Ivan Vilibor Sincic of the Human Barrier are agreed that the president’s current constitutional powers are sufficient and are against the idea to elect the president in…

Presidential candidates submit reports on donations, campaign costs

The campaign teams of three presidential candidates – Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Ivo Josipovic and Milan Kujundzic – have submitted to the State Election Commission preliminary reports on donations and campaign costs, while the team of Ivan Vilibor Sincic said on Saturday they would do so by the deadline which expires at midnight today. Josipovic has raised…

3,779,281 eligible to vote at Croatian presidential election on 28 Dec

Zagreb, 18.5.2013.- Na sutrašnjim lokalnim izborima 3.758.638 biraèa u Hrvatskoj birat æe opæinske naèelnike, gradonaèelnike i župane te èlanove lokalnih i regionalnih predstavnièkih tijela - njih ukupno 9576 na razdoblje od èetiri godine. Na arhivskoj fotografiji glasaèki listiæ i glasaèka kutija tijekom izbora za èlanove Europskog parlamenta 14.4.2013. godine. foto FaH / Damir SENÈAR/ ua

The Public Administration Ministry said on Friday that 3,779,281 voters are eligible to vote at the presidential election to be held on 28 December. Voters will be able to cast their ballots in Croatia or at polling stations in 50 other countries, for one of four candidates running for the presidency – Kolinda Grabar Kitarović…

Polling booths for Croatia’s presidential poll to be in 50 countries apart from Croatia

Zagreb, 19.05.2013 - Žena glasuje tijekom lokalnih izbora na kojima nešto više od 3, 7 milijuna biraèa bira lokalne dužnosnike za iduæe èetiri godine. foto FaH/ Damir SENÈAR /ds

In addition to polling stations in Croatia, Croatian voters will be able to vote in the forthcoming presidential election on 28 December at 90 polling stations in 50 other countries, the State Electoral Commission (DIP) said on Wednesday. Croatian nationals eligible to vote in the presidential election will be able to vote at 15 polling…

Parliament speaker thinks Sabor has done proper job this year

Zagreb, 22.05.2013 - Predsjednik Hrvatskog sabora Josip Leko tijekom sjednice Hrvatskog sabora. foto FaH/ Denis CERIÆ /ds

In the year drawing to a close, lawmakers spent 103 days in parliament and discussed 373 items on the agenda, adopted 185 laws and parliament speaker Josip Leko said that parliament had done a proper job this year in fulfilling its constitutional duty. Presenting these statistics at a press conference on Friday, Leko explained that…