2009–10 Croatian presidential election

none 2009–10 Croatian presidential election Croatia presidential no 2005 Croatian presidential election 2005 2014–15 Croatian presidential election 2014–15 27 December 2009 (first round)10 January 2010 (second round) 43.94% (first round), 50.12% (second round) 16 obljetnica vojnoredarstvene operacije Oluja Ivo Josipovic 04082011 c 876.jpg Ivo Josipović Social Democratic Party of Croatia 1,339,385 60.26% Dan OSRH Milan Bandic 28052011 2.jpg Milan Bandić Independent politician 883,222 39.74% Croatia 2009 map results runoff.PNG Second round results by county President Stjepan Mesić Independent politician Ivo Josipović Social Democratic Party of Croatia Presidential elections were held in Croatia on 27 December 2009 and 10 January 2010. Twelve candidates participated in the first round, prior to a run-off between first-round winner Ivo Josipović and runner-up Milan Bandić. In the run-off, Josipović won a landslide victory, receiving 60.3% of the vote becoming the first elected president nominated by the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP). Social Democrat Ivo Josipovic elected Croatia president https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8450380.stm BBC News 11 January 2010 10 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100111051904/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8450380.stm 11 January 2010 live dmy-all The incumbent president Stjepan Mesić, who was first elected in 2000 as the candidate of the Croatian People's Party and re-elected in 2005 as an independent, was ineligible to seek re-election to a third term due to term limits. As the incumbent was ineligible for re-election, several candidates took the opportunity to run for the presidency. Most mainstream Croatian political parties participated in the elections either by nominating a candidate or endorsing one. The relatively low nomination threshold (ten thousand signatures in a country of four million voters), turmoil in the largest political party (Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ) due to the departure of long-time leader Ivo Sanader and the ongoing economic crisis, as well as a significant one-man revolt in the second-largest party (Social Democratic Party of Croatia, SDP), led to a record number of candidates contesting the elections. In the first round, the left of centre vote was split between 3–4 candidates, while the right of centre vote was split between 5–6 candidates. Owing to the increased fragmentation of the right, two candidates who were both long-time members of SDP progressed to the run-off. The election polls accurately predicted the winner, while the runner-up projections were usually within a statistical margin of error, lifting many candidates' hopes and enabling a sense of drama stirred by the Croatian media. The second round was marked by more intense polarization. The Bandić campaign shifted their political message significantly to the right, with the Josipović campaign put on the defensive. However, a sudden reappearance of Sanader interrupted the election campaign and cemented Josipović's advantage; in the end, he won by a large margin, and was inaugurated as the third President of the Republic of Croatia on 18 February. Background and rules thumb|Stjepan Mesić, the term-limited incumbent president whose term expired on 18 February 2010. After serving two consecutive five-year terms, the incumbent president Stjepan Mesić was not eligible to run in the 2009 election. The elections officially began on 4 November, with the start of the period for the collecting of signatures needed to become an official candidate.http://metro-portal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/poceli-teci-rokovi-za-predsjednicke-izbore Počeli teći rokovi za predsjedničke izbore November 5, 2009 metro-portal.hr hr 2009-11-28 Each candidate had 12 days to collect 10,000 written signatures from citizens who are eligible to vote. After the 12 days expired, the signatures were verified and on November 18 the State Electoral Commission announced the 12 candidates that managed to collect the necessary number of signatures. The next day the official 37-day campaign began and went until 24 hours before Election Day, which happened to be Christmas Day, midnight. The first round was held on 27 DecemberVečernji list October 30, 2009 http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/predsjednicki-izbori-sazvani-27-prosinca-drugi-krug-10-sijecnja-clanak-42821 Prvi krug predsjedničkih izbora u Hrvatskoj održat će se 27. prosinca hr 2009-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20091102064025/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/predsjednicki-izbori-sazvani-27-prosinca-drugi-krug-10-sijecnja-clanak-42821 November 2, 2009 live mdy-all and no candidate managed to obtain 50% + one vote, so a second round was held on 10 January 2010 between the two candidates that achieved the most votes, Ivo Josipović and Milan Bandić. Each candidate could have withdrawn from the election at any time. Campaign before the official start Although officially the campaign started on 19 November, in reality it began as early as summer of 2009. The main political parties had not yet announced their nominees for president in the summer, but certain high-ranking politiciansNovember 2012 had expressed their interest in running very early. The governing HDZ saw considerable drama in selecting their candidate for president. Ever since late 2008, there was much speculation that prime minister Ivo Sanader would run for the presidency, although he frequently denied such speculation.http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/52789/bitka-za-predsjednika-u-trolistu-sanader-cacic-jurcic Bitka za predsjednika u trolistu Sanader-Čačić-Jurčić? Battle for the presidential office in Sanader-Čačić-Jurčić triangle? 3 February 2009 Nacional hr 14 December 2009 13 June 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110613171905/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/52789/bitka-za-predsjednika-u-trolistu-sanader-cacic-jurcic Srećko Jurdana After the local elections, the speculation grew as no other candidates publicly hinted they would run. However, Ivo Sanader unexpectedly decided not only to not run for the presidency, but to resign as prime minister and retire from active politics altogether, announcing his decision on 1 July 2009.http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-40733720090701 Croatia's PM Sanader resigns, quits politics 1 July 2009 Reuters 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090705164725/http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-40733720090701 5 July 2009 dead dmy-all Sanader nominated Andrija Hebrang as the party's candidate for president, a decision that was backed by the remainder of the party's presidency after a while,Metro-portal.hr July 29, 2009 http://metro-portal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/andrija-hebrang-predsjednicki-kandidat-hdz-a Andrija Hebrang predsjednički kandidat HDZ-a hr 2009-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20090802022236/http://metro-portal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/andrija-hebrang-predsjednicki-kandidat-hdz-a August 2, 2009 live mdy-all but not before widespread rumours started about the HDZ member Nadan Vidošević, a prominent businessman, being the presidency's favorite candidate. Vidošević however rejected these claims. http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/jutarnje-prognoze-nadan-vidosevic-kandidat-hdza-za-predsjednika/443182.aspx Vidošević za Index: U predsjedničku utrku idem jedino kao nezavisni kandidat! July 24, 2009 Index.hr/Jutarnji list hr December 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090727175143/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/jutarnje-prognoze-nadan-vidosevic-kandidat-hdza-za-predsjednika/443182.aspx July 27, 2009 live mdy-all Hebrang also hesitated before accepting the party nomination, explaining it with health reasons. http://web1.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/63730/Default.aspx Slobodna Dalmacija Andrija Hebrang zdrav i spreman za predsjedničku utrku hr July 27, 2009 December 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721102027/http://web1.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/63730/Default.aspx July 21, 2011 dead mdy-all Vidošević formally announced his bid as an independent candidate on September 2, and was expelled from his party soon after that. http://www.r-1.hr/nadan_vido%C5%A1evic_izbacen_iz_hdz_a/29819_4 Nadan Vidošević izbačen iz HDZ-a R1 regionalna radio mreža R1 Portal r-1.hr hr September 2, 2009 September 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721101931/http://www.r-1.hr/nadan_vido%C5%A1evic_izbacen_iz_hdz_a/29819_4 July 21, 2011 dead mdy-all Also, Ivo Sanader was not the only member of the cabinet to resign as Minister of Education Dragan Primorac also announced his retirement on the very same day as the prime minister. There was much speculation that Primorac resigned as he was not his party's candidate for president and that he resigned so he could run as an independent. The speculation proved to be true and Primorac announced his candidacy on 9 November 2009. http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/index-doznaje-dragan-primorac-krenuo-u-predsjednicku-utrku-za-pantovcak/449844.aspx Index doznaje: Dragan Primorac krenuo u predsjedničku utrku za Pantovčak Index.hr September 11, 2009 hr September 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090914040443/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/index-doznaje-dragan-primorac-krenuo-u-predsjednicku-utrku-za-pantovcak/449844.aspx September 14, 2009 live mdy-all He was then also ejected from HDZ membership.Business.hr http://www.business.hr/vijesti/video-kosorica-izbacila-primorca-iz-hdz-a https://archive.today/20130217154620/http://www.business.hr/vijesti/video-kosorica-izbacila-primorca-iz-hdz-a dead 17 February 2013 hr Kosorica izbacila Primorca iz HDZ-a Kosor ejects Primorac from HDZ 5 November 2009 7 November 2012 The Social Democratic Party of Croatia also saw some controversy in the process of nominating a candidate. Immediately after the 2009 local elections and Milan Bandić's landslide victory in Zagreb as a candidate of the Social Democrats, there was much talk of his potential candidacy for president. Before the election, many influential members of SDP urged Zoran Milanović, the president of the party, to intervene and nominate someone other than Bandić, referring to numerous corruption and malversation allegations made against him during his tenure as the mayor of Zagreb.http://www.nacional.hr/en/clanak/44700/bandic-and-milanovic-fighting-it-out-for-zagreb Bandic and Milanovic fighting it out for Zagreb 21 April 2008 Nacional 14 December 2009 Robert Bajruši 13 June 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110613171842/http://www.nacional.hr/en/clanak/44700/bandic-and-milanovic-fighting-it-out-for-zagreb However, Milanović denied the widespread rumours about internal turmoil and publicly supported Milan Bandić in the mayoral campaign,http://colonia.tino.javno.info/gn.php?m=3&rbr=20856&kategorija=0 Milanović: Došao sam kao podrška 21 April 2009 Javno.hr hr 14 December 2009 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes making him the target of an open letter signed by many prominent left-wing intellectuals, in which they attacked Bandić and endorsed Josip Kregar.http://www.h-alter.org/vijesti/vijesti/otvoreno-pismo-milanovic-izdao-socijaldemokraciju Otvoreno pismo: Milanović izdao socijaldemokraciju 9 July 2008 H-alter.org hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727020859/http://www.h-alter.org/vijesti/vijesti/otvoreno-pismo-milanovic-izdao-socijaldemokraciju 27 July 2011 live dmy-all Although Milanović dismissed these charges, SDP conspicuously put Bandić at the bottom of the electoral list for the city council, which prompted further accusations of hypocrisy from their opponents. http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/lokalni-izbori-2009/18444/Milanovic-podrzava-Bnadica-s-figom-u-dzepu.html Milanović podržava Bandića s figom u džepu T-portal April 23, 2009 hr December 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610224452/http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/lokalni-izbori-2009/18444/Milanovic-podrzava-Bnadica-s-figom-u-dzepu.html June 10, 2011 live mdy-all On 20 June the SDP presidency chose two of their members of parliament as candidates for the SDP nomination: Ivo Josipović, a law professor and known jurist, and Ljubo Jurčić, an economics professor and former Minister of the Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship. Other candidates were allowed to be submitted, however, Milan Bandić refused.http://www.rtl.hr/jurcic-ili-josipovic-clanak-8819 https://archive.today/20120919063435/http://www.rtl.hr/jurcic-ili-josipovic-clanak-8819 dead September 19, 2012 Jurčić ili Josipović? 20 June 2009 RTL Televizija hr 14 December 2009 On 12 July a primary election was held between the two social democrats and Ivo Josipović won with 64.78% of the vote from around ten thousand party members.http://www.javno.com/en-croatia/ivo-josipovic-is-sdp-party-presidential-candidate_269985 Ivo Josipovic is SDP Party Presidential Candidate 12 July 2009 Javno.hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090716215218/http://www.javno.com/en-croatia/ivo-josipovic-is-sdp-party-presidential-candidate_269985 16 July 2009 dead dmy-all Net.hr 2009-07-12 http://arhiva.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2009/07/12/0130006.html SDP odabrao: Ivu za predsjednika! hr 2009-11-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20091217100439/http://arhiva.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2009/07/12/0130006.html 2009-12-17 live However, the 'Bandić problem' escalated in the coming months as the media continued to speculate about his potential candidacy. Bandić started to travel throughout Croatia without a stated common agenda, and the press followed his every step and constantly asked him if he would run for the presidency. He consistently refused to comment, drawing more and more media attention with his indecisiveness.http://izbori.tportal.hr/arhiva/izbori/35338/Bandic-malo-hoce-pa-nece-u-predsjednicku-utrku.html Bandić malo hoće pa neće u predsjedničku utrku 11 September 2009 T-portal.hr hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110818185647/http://izbori.tportal.hr/arhiva/izbori/35338/Bandic-malo-hoce-pa-nece-u-predsjednicku-utrku.html 18 August 2011 dead dmy-all Finally, the drama was concluded when he officially announced his candidacy for president in a speech on 5 November at 7 am on Sljeme criticizing Zoran Milanović and his former party for turning against him saying that he was one of the founders of SDP emphasizing that he stood with the party through the good and the bad times.http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/video--kao-feniks-se-dizem-i-kandidiram_280439 Kao Feniks se dižem i kandidiram 5 November 2009 Javno.com hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100107102244/http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/video--kao-feniks-se-dizem-i-kandidiram_280439 7 January 2010 dead dmy-all Bandić was automatically expelled from SDP, losing his position as a member of party's presidency and leader of the Zagreb branch of SDP. http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/bandic-izbacen-sdp-a-sljemenu-objavio-kandidaturu-clanak-45342 Bandić izbačen iz SDP-a; na Sljemenu objavio kandidaturu Večernji list hr November 4, 2009 November 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091107091113/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/bandic-izbacen-sdp-a-sljemenu-objavio-kandidaturu-clanak-45342 November 7, 2009 live mdy-all Despite that, he declared on Croatian national television HRT that he still finds himself as true Social Democrat and that he'll proudly keep his SDP membership card nr. 2. SDP later made a statement that Bandić's membership card number was 38159.Index.hr http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/video--bandiceva-kampanja-pocela-s-neistinom-broj-iskaznice-u-sdpu-nije-2-nego-38159/458542.aspx hr Bandićeva kampanja počela s neistinom: Broj iskaznice u SDP-u nije "2" nego "38159" Bandić campaign kicks off with a fallacy: Number of the SDP membership card is not 2 but 38159 5 November 2009 7 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20091108115818/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/video--bandiceva-kampanja-pocela-s-neistinom-broj-iskaznice-u-sdpu-nije-2-nego-38159/458542.aspx 2009-11-08 live thumb|300px|Round table discussion with the candidates. From left to right: Damir Kajin, Nadan Vidošević, Ivo Josipović, Andrija Hebrang, Vesna Pusić By the time the nominations period started, most major political parties nominated their candidates for president: The governing Croatian Democratic Union nominated Andrija Hebrang, a former vice-president of the Croatian government and former Minister of Health and Social Services. The main opposition party SDP nominated Ivo Josipović, a professor of law at the University of Zagreb, a lecturer at the Zagreb Musical Academy and an SDP MP. The Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats nominated Vesna Pusić, the head of the parliamentary committee in charge of overseeing the negotiation process of Croatia and the European Union. The Istrian Democratic Assembly nominated Damir Kajin, their longtime representative in the Croatian Parliament. The major independent candidates originating in the two largest parties are: Nadan Vidošević, the president of the Croatian Economic Chamber, formerly in HDZ Milan Bandić, mayor of Zagreb, formerly in SDP Dragan Primorac, former Minister of Education, formerly in HDZ Several other candidates also had a history of association with major parties: Vesna Škare Ožbolt, former Minister of Justice, switched from HDZ to DC in 2000 Miroslav Tuđman, former head of Central Intelligence Service, formerly in HDZ in 1990s Political party candidates were selected within party elections, or were elected by party bodies, and they are the party's sole official candidates. All parliamentary parties have a policy to support only one candidate, and if their member announces an independent nomination, he or she automatically loses their party membership. Parliamentary parties that do not candidate their member for the president, usually publicly support someone. These parties can be listed on the electoral list for the president, but sometimes their support is just a public endorsement. Regional-right wing HDSSB supported independent candidate Milan Bandić, and regional-centrist PGS supported independent Nadan Vidošević. After the election, the Constitution does not allow the President to be a member of any political partyhttp://www.usud.hr/default.aspx?Show=ustav_republike_hrvatske&Lang=en The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia 2009-11-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080629115541/http://www.usud.hr/default.aspx?Show=ustav_republike_hrvatske&Lang=en 2008-06-29 so he or she must resign from membership, if there is one. First round candidates Out of 19 persons who submitted signatures to the State Electoral Commission, 13 of them were regular, but one of them withdrew. The following 12 candidates ran for Sunday, December 27, 2009, presidential elections. Candidate Party affiliation Political remarks Proof of nomination Web site 50px Milan Bandić Independent member of SDP until nomination, running as an independent candidate a populisthttp://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/milan-bandic-sampion-svih-populista-trci-maraton-prema-pantovcaku-clanak-46067 Milan Bandić: Šampion svih populista trči maraton prema Pantovčaku Večernji list November 6, 2009 Popović Jasmina hr 2010-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20091109231257/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/milan-bandic-sampion-svih-populista-trci-maraton-prema-pantovcaku-clanak-46067 November 9, 2009 live mdy-all http://business.hr/hr/Naslovnica/Politika/Jeftini-populizam-Bandic-kupuje-glasove-nizim-cijenama-parkinga Jeftini populizam: Bandić kupuje glasove nižim cijenama parkinga hr Business.hr January 5, 2010 2010-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20100107092817/http://business.hr/hr/Naslovnica/Politika/Jeftini-populizam-Bandic-kupuje-glasove-nizim-cijenama-parkinga January 7, 2010 live mdy-all platform Submitted around 60,000 received signatures to the electoral commission on November 13. http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2009/11/13/0320006.html Prvi kandidat u DIP-u - Bandić potpise dao u sanducima s jabukama hr November 13, 2009 November 14, 2009 https://archive.today/20120910080014/http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2009/11/13/0320006.html September 10, 2012 dead mdy-all milanbandic.com 50px Andrija Hebrang Croatian Democratic Union centre-right platform Submitted around 140,600 received signatures to the electoral commission on November 16. http://www.jutarnji.hr/josipovic-skupio-117--tisuca--a-hebrang-cak-140-tisuca-potpisa/353732/ Zahuktavanje utrke – Josipović skupio 117 tisuća, a Hebrang čak 140 tisuća potpisa Jutarnji list November 16, 2009 hr November 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091119035713/http://www.jutarnji.hr/josipovic-skupio-117--tisuca--a-hebrang-cak-140-tisuca-potpisa/353732 November 19, 2009 live mdy-all hebrang.com 50px Ivo Josipović Social Democratic Party of Croatia centre-left platform focusing on justice Submitted around 117,000 received signatures to the electoral commission on November 16. josipovic.net 50px Josip Jurčević Independent a far-right platform submitted 14,000 signatures to the electoral commission on November 16. josip-jurcevic.net Damir Kajin Istrian Democratic Assembly left wing platform focusing on anti-fascism and anti-establishment politics Submitted around 17,000 received signatures to the electoral commission on November 15. http://www.savjest.com/vijesti1.php?s_vjest_id=801 https://archive.today/20120911225311/http://www.savjest.com/vijesti1.php?s_vjest_id=801 dead September 11, 2012 Kajin predao DIP-u 17 tisuća potpisa za predsjedničku kandidaturu HINA November 15, 2009 hr damirkajin.org Boris Mikšić Independent a right wing populist history http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/942d63b8-5d2b-11d9-bb9c-00000e2511c8.html#axzz1N6elEYWL https://archive.today/20150507155500/http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/942d63b8-5d2b-11d9-bb9c-00000e2511c8.html%23axzz1N6elEYWL dead May 7, 2015 Croatians set to re-elect reformer Mesic as president January 3, 2005 FT.com Financial Times Eric Jansson May 22, 2011 submitted 15,000 signatures to the electoral commission on November 16. borismiksic.net 50px Dragan Primorac Independent member of the HDZ until nomination, centre-right and a platform focusing on corruption and education. Submitted around 35,000 received signatures to the electoral commission on November 16. http://m.dnevnik.hr/?article_id=105484 Dragan Primorac predao 35.000 prikupljenih potpisa November 16, 2009 Nova TV Dnevnik.hr hr November 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100029/http://m.dnevnik.hr/?article_id=105484 July 21, 2011 live mdy-all draganprimorac.com 50px Vesna Pusić Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats centrist and liberal platform Submitted around 47,000 received signatures to the electoral commission on November 16. http://www.seebiz.eu/hr/politika/vesna-pusic-pobijedit-cu-u-drugom-krugu,61162.html Predsjednički izbori – Vesna Pusić: Pobijedit ću u drugom krugu November 16, 2009 hr SEEbiz.eu May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes predsjednica.com Vesna Škare Ožbolt Independent running as an independent on a centrist platform, supported by DC submitted 18,000 signatures to the electoral commission on November 16. http://metro-portal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/predsjednicki-izbori/i-vesna-skare-ozbolt-predala-potpise-dip-u I Vesna Škare-Ožbolt predala potpise DIP-u Metro-portal.hr November 16, 2009 hr vesna.com.hr Miroslav Tuđman Independent a right wing euro-sceptic platform submitted 18,000 signatures to the electoral commission on November 16. miroslav-tudjman.com Nadan Vidošević Independent until nomination member of HDZ, running as an independent on a centrist platform focusing on the economy Submitted around 31,000 signatures until November 15.http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/71475/vidosevic-predao-dip-u-kandidaturu-za-predsjednika-republike-s-31000-potpisa Vidošević predao DIP-u kandidaturu za predsjednika Republike s 31.000 potpisa Vidošević submits candidacy for the office of the president of the republic to the State election committee endorsed by 31,000 signatures Nacional 15 November 2009 hr 23 July 2012 13 June 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110613171624/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/71475/vidosevic-predao-dip-u-kandidaturu-za-predsjednika-republike-s-31000-potpisa nadanvidosevic.com Slavko Vukšić Democratic Party of Slavonia Plain regionalism submitted 12,500 signatures to the electoral commission on November 16. slavkovuksic.com Valid candidates that withdrew Veljko Džakula, the leader of a non-governmental organization Serbian Democratic Forum, entered the racehttp://izbori.tportal.hr/kandidati/40597/Prvi-i-jedini-manjinski-predsjednicki-kandidat.html Prvi i jedini manjinski predsjednički kandidat- 2010 predsjednički izbori – tportal.hr T-portal hr 2009-10-23 2009-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20091212204514/http://izbori.tportal.hr/kandidati/40597/Prvi-i-jedini-manjinski-predsjednicki-kandidat.html 2009-12-12 live and became a candidate of three Croatian Serb parties: Serb People's Party, Democratic Party of Serbs and New Serb Party (Nova srpska stranka). He submitted 10,557 signatures to the electoral commission on November 16. However, he then withdrew on November 17. Failed candidacies Dean Golubić announced an independent candidacy http://www.24sata.hr/news/dean-golubic-bi-htio-biti-predsjednik-sa-25-godina/142601/ Dean Golubić bi htio biti predsjednik sa 25 godina 24 sata October 29, 2009 hr December 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091105165310/http://www.24sata.hr/news/dean-golubic-bi-htio-biti-predsjednik-sa-25-godina/142601/ November 5, 2009 dead mdy-all on a far right platform. He announced his withdrawal on 16 November.http://metro-portal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/predsjednicki-izbori/predano-19-kandidatura-za-predsjednika-hrvatske/ Predano 19 kandidatura za predsjednika Hrvatske » Predsjednički izbori Metro-portal.hr hr November 17, 2009 2009-12-25 Sead Hasanović, better known as Braco Cigan, from Željko Malnar's TV-show Nightmare Stage, ran as an independent candidate.Utrka za Pantovčak: Kandidirao se i Braco Cigan! https://web.archive.org/web/20091003231920/http://www.ezadar.hr/clanak/utrka-za-pantovcak-kandidirao-se-i-braco-cigan 2009-10-03 , eZadar, October 1, 2009 He submitted around 6,000 signatures and was rejected. Stjepan Kravarščan submitted only one signature to the electoral commission on November 13 and was rejected.http://www.24sata.hr/news/donio-samo-jedan-potpis-nije-ga-podrzala-niti-zena/145036/ https://archive.today/20130217161419/http://www.24sata.hr/news/donio-samo-jedan-potpis-nije-ga-podrzala-niti-zena/145036/ dead 2013-02-17 Lagao da je skupio potpise te predao prazne papire? 24sata hr 2009-11-16 2009-12-25 Zahir Kurbašić was nominated by the Women's Democratic Partyhttp://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/39330/Demokratska-stranka-zena-kandidirala-muskarca.html Demokratska stranka žena kandidirala muškarca!? Tportal.hr hr 2009-10-14 2009-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610223434/http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/39330/Demokratska-stranka-zena-kandidirala-muskarca.html 2011-06-10 live but failed to ensure an official candidature. Denis Latin, a popular Croatian TV journalist, announced his independent candidacy http://www.glasistre.hr/hrvatska/vijest/77680 Glas Istre Denis Latin kandidat za predsjednika države June 23, 2009 hr November 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090626134112/http://www.glasistre.hr/hrvatska/vijest/77680 June 26, 2009 live mdy-all on a liberal platform, but after several months he changed his mind. http://vijesti.gorila.hr/zagreb_i_hrvatska/hrvatska_i_svijet/hrvatska/denis_latin_odustao_od_kandidature_za_predsjednika Gorila Vijesti/Jutarnji list Denis Latin odustao od kandidature za predsjednika September 11, 2009 hr November 12, 2009 https://archive.today/20120719043718/http://vijesti.gorila.hr/zagreb_i_hrvatska/hrvatska_i_svijet/hrvatska/denis_latin_odustao_od_kandidature_za_predsjednika July 19, 2012 dead mdy-all Slobodan Midžić submitted no signatures to the electoral commission saying that he "seeks to represent a president of the SFR Yugoslavia for the election of the president of the European Union". Madžić had also failed to nominate himself for 2007 parliamentary elections since his electoral list held the name of League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the party that does not exist.http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/foto--izbori-bez-saveza-komunista_94771 FOTO: Izbori bez Saveza komunista – Hrvatska Javno.hr hr November 2, 2007 2009-12-25 https://archive.today/20120909135209/http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/foto--izbori-bez-saveza-komunista_94771 September 9, 2012 dead mdy-all Marija Štrajh, Croatian television host http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak/predsjednicka-kandidatkinja-marija-strajh-protiv-prostitucije-i-droge-ali-za-homoseksualce/453672.aspx Predsjednička kandidatkinja Marija Štrajh protiv prostitucije i droge, ali za homoseksualce October 5, 2009 Index.hr hr January 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20091008092416/http://www.index.hr/xmag/clanak/predsjednicka-kandidatkinja-marija-strajh-protiv-prostitucije-i-droge-ali-za-homoseksualce/453672.aspx October 8, 2009 live mdy-all Jurica Tucak was the second person who came before electoral commission without signatures.http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2009&mm=11&dd=17&nav_category=167&nav_id=393129 Vesti – Hrvatska: Predato 19 kandidatura B92 sr 2009-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20091221071658/http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2009&mm=11&dd=17&nav_category=167&nav_id=393129 2009-12-21 live Alka Vuica, a popular singer and songwriter, supported by Green List of Croatiahttp://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=48&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=52487&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=38&cHash=4d4cb8b852 Alka: Spasimo Hrvatsku od svodnika November 5, 2009 Croatian Radiotelevision hr 2009-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100302221451/http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=48 March 2, 2010 dead mdy-all – received around 8,000 signatures http://www.vecernji.hr/lifestyle/zbog-ukradenih-glasova-necu-predati-svoju-kandidaturu-predsjednicu-clanak-51624 Zbog ukradenih glasova neću predati svoju kandidaturu za predsjednicu Večernji list hr 2009-11-16 2009-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20091119025620/http://www.vecernji.hr/lifestyle/zbog-ukradenih-glasova-necu-predati-svoju-kandidaturu-predsjednicu-clanak-51624 2009-11-19 live reporting that 1485 of her signatures were stolen and that she was offered to buy the rest of the missing votes.adriaticmedia http://www.net.hr/zvijezde/page/2009/11/16/0706006.html Alki prijevarom oduzeti glasovi – zvijezde Net.hr hr 2009-12-25 dead https://archive.today/20120912181500/http://www.net.hr/zvijezde/page/2009/11/16/0706006.html 2012-09-12 She subsequently withdrew her nomination. Božidar Vukasović announced an independent candidacy http://www.bozidarvukasovic.eu Božidar Vukasović – Nezavisni predsjednički kandidat – campaign web site December 25, 2009 hr https://web.archive.org/web/20091217111846/http://www.bozidarvukasovic.eu/ December 17, 2009 dead mdy-all running on an anti-corruption platform. http://bozidarvukasovic.eu/zato-boidar-vukasovi.html Zašto Božidar Vukasović? 2008 hr 2009-07-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20110619034249/http://bozidarvukasovic.eu/zato-boidar-vukasovi.html 2011-06-19 dead He announced his withdrawal on 16 November. Campaign First round The official campaign began on 19 November as the country's electoral commission announced the 12 candidates eligible to run. Andrija Hebrang collected more signatures than any other candidate with over 140,000, Ivo Josipović was second with just under 120,000, Milan Bandić collected around 60,000, Vesna Pusić just under 50,000, while Dragan Primorac and Nadan Vidošević each collected over 30,000 signatures.http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/u-utrku-pantovcak-ide-13-predsjednickih-kandidata-clanak-51025 U utrku za Pantovčak ide 13 predsjedničkih kandidata 16 November 2009 Večernji list hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091119031719/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/u-utrku-pantovcak-ide-13-predsjednickih-kandidata-clanak-51025 19 November 2009 live dmy-all At the beginning of the campaign, most polls showed Josipović with a healthy lead over his opponents.http://www.jutarnji.hr/infografika---predizborno-istrazivanje/358708/ Istraživanje 25 November 2009 Jutarnji list hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091123135312/http://www.jutarnji.hr/infografika---predizborno-istrazivanje/358708/ 23 November 2009 dead dmy-all Although Hebrang held the second spot in most opinion polls during the summer,http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/sokantni-rezultati-istrazivanja-sdp-potukao-hdz.html#video Nikad veća razlika: SDP 'potukao' HDZ 1 August 2009 Nova TV hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091208092937/http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/sokantni-rezultati-istrazivanja-sdp-potukao-hdz.html#video 8 December 2009 live dmy-all he fell to as low as fifth place by November. He claimed opinion polls have never been kind to his party as most conservative voters refuse to participate in them and expressed conviction that come Election Day he will be the victor.http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/hebrang-u-ankete-ne-vjeruje-ni-malo-dijete-clanak-59683 Hebrang: U ankete ne vjeruje ni malo dijete 1 December 2009 Večernji list hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091213165721/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/hebrang-u-ankete-ne-vjeruje-ni-malo-dijete-clanak-59683 13 December 2009 live dmy-all Despite Bandić's indecisiveness, he held second or third place in most polls during autumn. After he officially announced his campaign, most political observers expected him to get a bump in the polls, however that never materialized. After announcing his candidacy he continuously dropped in the polls, but still managed to claim second or third place.http://www.jutarnji.hr/vesna-pusic-jaca-je-od-hebranga/405566/ Vesna Pusić jača je od Hebranga 14 December 2009 Jutarnji list hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091216174310/http://www.jutarnji.hr/vesna-pusic-jaca-je-od-hebranga/405566/ 16 December 2009 live dmy-all Nadan Vidošević led most polls during 2008 and early 2009, but never managed to take the lead after officially becoming a candidate.http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/nadan-vidosevic-najpozeljniji-za-predsjednika-medzu-kandidatima-i-drazen-budisa.html Nadan Vidošević najpoželjniji za predsjednika, među kandidatima i Dražen Budiša 3 September 2008 Nova TV hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100301010741/http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/nadan-vidosevic-najpozeljniji-za-predsjednika-medzu-kandidatima-i-drazen-budisa.html 1 March 2010 live dmy-all Josipović based his campaign on the slogan 'Justice for Croatia' and kicked off his campaign with a rally in front of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. He attacked the current Croatian government and the prime minister Jadranka Kosor for ignoring the needs of the little man and criticized her for not dealing with corruption.http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/foto--josipovic-snazno-zapoceo-sluzbenu-kampanju_282386 Josipović snažno započeo službenu kampanju 19 November 2009 Javno.com hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100130085022/http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/foto--josipovic-snazno-zapoceo-sluzbenu-kampanju_282386 30 January 2010 dead dmy-all Andrija Hebrang started the campaign with patriotic rhetoric with the slogan 'For a proud and European Croatia'.http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/hebrang-ovo-je-postala-kampanja-krupnog-kapitala-clanak-66429 Hebrang: Ovo je postala kampanja krupnog kapitala 14 December 2009 Večernji list hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091218102037/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/hebrang-ovo-je-postala-kampanja-krupnog-kapitala-clanak-66429 18 December 2009 live dmy-all He praised Jadranka Kosor and her policies, mostly criticizing Dragan Primorac and Nadan Vidošević for abandoning their party, calling them deserters and traitors of their party. He argued that he offered Primorac and Vidošević an opportunity to settle the question of who will be their party's nominee for president through a primary challenge stating that they both refused.http://www.zadarskilist.hr/clanci/10112009/hebrang-vidosevic-i-primorac-su-dezerteri Hebrang: Vidošević i Primorac su dezerteri 10 November 2009 Zadarski list hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091118035838/http://www.zadarskilist.hr/clanci/10112009/hebrang-vidosevic-i-primorac-su-dezerteri 18 November 2009 live dmy-all thumb|300px|A crowd listening to Ivo Josipović speak as he begins his campaign with a rally on Marshal Tito Square in Zagreb Nadan Vidošević used his knowledge of economic issues to gain popularity during the 2008 financial crisis. He emphasized his business success during the 1990s as well as his post as the president of the Croatian Economic Chamber (CEC).http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/vidosevic-najavljuje-kandidaturu-predsjednik-mora-braniti-hrvatsku-na-ekonomskom-planu/448280.aspx Vidošević najavljuje kandidaturu: Predsjednik mora braniti Hrvatsku na ekonomskom planu 31 August 2009 Index.hr hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090904140109/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/vidosevic-najavljuje-kandidaturu-predsjednik-mora-braniti-hrvatsku-na-ekonomskom-planu/448280.aspx 4 September 2009 live dmy-all However, the press continuously raised the subject of his estate and property and how was he able to amass such an enormous wealth in a short period of time.http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/vidosevic-uvjerljivo-najbogatiji-predjsednicki-kandidat.html Vidošević uvjerljivo najbogatiji predsjednički kandidat 10 September 2009 Nova TV hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110929103153/http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/vidosevic-uvjerljivo-najbogatiji-predjsednicki-kandidat.html 29 September 2011 live dmy-all He usually responded saying that everything he has he built with hard work and smart business moves.http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/vidosevic-ni-lipu-nisam-zaradio-u-privatizaciji.html Vidošević: Ni lipu nisam zaradio u privatizaciji 4 October 2009 Nova TV hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091209061747/http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/vidosevic-ni-lipu-nisam-zaradio-u-privatizaciji.html 9 December 2009 live dmy-all On 9 December Dragan Primorac accused Vidošević of nepotism and criminal, claiming that he employed three of his nephews in the CEC and that his secretary was related to him.http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/nadan-vidosevic-u-hgk-i-krasu-zaposlio-tri-necaka/26550/ Nadan Vidošević u HGK i Krašu zaposlio tri nećaka 19 November 2009 Monitor.hr hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091224001800/http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/nadan-vidosevic-u-hgk-i-krasu-zaposlio-tri-necaka/26550 24 December 2009 live dmy-all Vidošević responded by saying he does not need someone who hits women teaching him moral lessons referring to allegations made to Primorac long ago which claimed he beat his former partner.http://www.javno.com/iz-minute-u-minutu/clanak.php?id=3050551 Primorac tuži Vidoševića zbog priče da tuče žene! 14 December 2009 Monitor.hr hr 15 December 2009 21 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201121143107/http://www.javno.com/iz-minute-u-minutu/clanak.php?id=3050551 dead Primorac accused Vidošević of lying and threatened a lawsuit if he did not apologize to him and his wife.http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/rat-bivsih-hdzovaca-primorac-prijeti-vidosevicu-sudskom-tuzbom/465098.aspx Rat bivših HDZ-ovaca: Primorac prijeti Vidoševiću sudskom tužbom 14 December 2009 Index.hr hr 14 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091217075917/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/rat-bivsih-hdzovaca-primorac-prijeti-vidosevicu-sudskom-tuzbom/465098.aspx 17 December 2009 live dmy-all During a debate held on 10 December Primorac and Vidošević exchanged insults, Vidošević repeating his allegations and Primorac demanding an apology.http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/multimedia/vijesti Sučeljavanje 14 December 2009 Nova TV hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091227103952/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/multimedia/vijesti 27 December 2009 dead dmy-all Finally, on 14 December Primorac announced he will be pressing charges against Vidošević claiming he caused great emotional damage to him and especially his wife. Vidošević responded by saying Primorac would do anything to gain attention saying his campaign was falling apart. Milan Bandić avoided most debates saying he was a man of work, not of words.http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/71835/covjek-iz-naroda-bandic-uvjeren-da-ce-pobijediti-vec-u-prvom-krugu Čovjek iz naroda: Bandić uvjeren da će pobijediti već u prvom krugu 20 November 2009 Nacional hr 15 December 2009 People's person: Bandić confident of first round victory 13 June 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110613172006/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/71835/covjek-iz-naroda-bandic-uvjeren-da-ce-pobijediti-vec-u-prvom-krugu Most political pundits, however, thought he was afraid of confronting the other candidates as he usually tends to perform badly in debates.http://business.hr/hr/Naslovnica/Politika/Zasto-Bandic-izbjegava-suceljavanje Zašto Bandić izbjegava sučeljavanje? 11 December 2009 Business.hr hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091214022002/http://business.hr/hr/Naslovnica/Politika/Zasto-Bandic-izbjegava-suceljavanje 14 December 2009 dead dmy-all He based his campaign on the message that he was just one of the people, not an intellectual, but an ordinary hardworking patriot. Vesna Pusić heavily emphasized her gender in the campaign claiming it was time for a woman to make it to Pantovčak.http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak.aspx?id=460478 Pusić: Žena drži barem tri ugla kuće, a vrijeme je za veliko pospremanje 17 November 2009 Index.hr hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121016183406/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak.aspx?id=460478 16 October 2012 live dmy-all Most commentators noticed she made the biggest change of image during the campaign out of all candidates claiming she lost her strict appearance of a professor becoming more accessible and open about her personal life.http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/andrija_hebrang/usred-kampanje-najveci-preokret-napravili-pusic-i-hebrang.html?&page=3&p_all_items=16 Najveći preokret napravili Pusić i Hebrang 13 December 2009 Nova TV hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721095958/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/andrija_hebrang/usred-kampanje-najveci-preokret-napravili-pusic-i-hebrang.html?&page=3&p_all_items=16 21 July 2011 dead dmy-all She based her campaign on her liberal and pro-European positions as well as her foreign policy experience.http://metro-portal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/vesna-pusic-o-prednostima-clanstva-u-eu Vesna Pusić o prednostima članstva u EU 7 December 2009 Metro-portal.hr hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091208153735/http://metro-portal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/vesna-pusic-o-prednostima-clanstva-u-eu 8 December 2009 live dmy-all The presentation of candidates on national television is customarily a contentious issue, with minor candidates complaining of lack of coverage and the major candidates complaining about dilution of campaign on fringe issues. Croatian Radiotelevision, as the public television operator, is legally obliged to give each candidate equal airtime, and they all got a half-hour interview in the late prime-time political show "Otvoreno".http://predsjednicki-izbori.com/izdvojeno/zavrsno-suceljavanje-na-novoj-tv/ Prvo "Nedjeljom u 2", pa se predomislili u korist "Otvorenog" December 4, 2009 hr Novi list December 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091214110005/http://predsjednicki-izbori.com/izdvojeno/zavrsno-suceljavanje-na-novoj-tv/ December 14, 2009 live mdy-all There were three televised debates held in the first round.http://business.hr/hr/Naslovnica/Politika/Nova-TV-pobijedila-HTV-u-borbi-za-suceljavanje-predsjednickih-kandidata Nova TV pobijedila HTV u borbi za sučeljavanje predsjedničkih kandidata 19 November 2009 Business.hr hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120227033757/http://business.hr/hr/Naslovnica/Politika/Nova-TV-pobijedila-HTV-u-borbi-za-suceljavanje-predsjednickih-kandidata 27 February 2012 dead dmy-all The first was held on 20 November on HRT with 10 candidates present.http://www.ezadar.hr/clanak/prvo-suceljavanje-predsjednickih-kandidata-u-svadalackom-tonu Prvo sučeljavanje predsjedničkih kandidata u svađalačkom tonu 21 November 2009 Ezadar.hr hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091227011451/http://www.ezadar.hr/clanak/prvo-suceljavanje-predsjednickih-kandidata-u-svadalackom-tonu 27 December 2009 live dmy-all Andrija Hebrang and Boris Mikšić refused to attend claiming they were discriminated on all national television networks.http://www.novilist.hr/Izbori/hebrang-optuzuje-htv-za--BBkroje.aspx Hebrang optužuje HTV za "krojenje drugog kruga" 21 November 2009 Novi list hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091128023341/http://www.novilist.hr/Izbori/hebrang-optuzuje-htv-za--BBkroje.aspx 28 November 2009 dead dmy-all The second was held on 10 December on Nova TV hosted by Mislav Bago. Five candidates that were ahead in the polls were present, Ivo Josipović, Nadan Vidošević, Andrija Hebrang, Dragan Primorac and Vesna Pusić. Milan Bandić refused to attend.http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/predsjednicka-utrka-prvo-suceljavanje-cijela-emisija.html Predsjednička utrka – Prvo sučeljavanje 10 December 2009 Nova TV hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091215010804/http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/predsjednicka-utrka-prvo-suceljavanje-cijela-emisija.html 15 December 2009 live dmy-all The main topics were the fight against corruption, the economy and the European Union. A poll conducted after the debate showed Vesna Pusić won the debate with 30% of those polled responding she did best, with Ivo Josipović coming in second with 26%. The poll also showed Ivo Josipović was the most specific in his answers with Vesna Pusić following closely. The audience considered Nadan Vidošević the most likable and Andrija Hebrang the most entertaining.http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/vijesti/analiza.html Sučeljavanje: Vesna Pusić ostavila je najbolji dojam 12 December 2009 Nova TV hr 15 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091215011740/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/vijesti/analiza.html 15 December 2009 dead dmy-all The final debate was once again held on HRT on 22 December and was the only one with all 12 candidates present. The main topics of discussion were campaign spending, corruption and the suggestion of removing political immunity.http://predsjednicki-izbori.com/tag/josip-jurcevic/ Kandidati za predsjednika: održano posljednje sučeljavanje 23 December 2009 Predsjednicki-izbori.com hr 24 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091215032106/http://predsjednicki-izbori.com/tag/josip-jurcevic/ 15 December 2009 live dmy-all There were four debates planned with the final one to be held on Nova TV on 23 December with six major candidates to be present. However, the six candidates behind in the polls objected saying they were discriminated by Nova TV, particularly Josip Jurčević who threatened to sue the television station and filed a complaint against it to the country's electoral commission.http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/jurcevic-trazi-ukidanje-koncesije-novoj-tv_285163 Jurčević traži ukidanje koncesije Novoj TV 7 December 2009 Javno.com hr 24 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091212131335/http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/jurcevic-trazi-ukidanje-koncesije-novoj-tv_285163 12 December 2009 live dmy-all Finally, Nova TV canceled the scheduled debate and called for the change of Croatia's laws concerning media coverage of presidential campaigns.http://predsjednicki-izbori.com/vijesti/nova-tv-prisiljena-otkazati-emisiju-predsjednicka-utrka/ Nova TV prisiljena otkazati emisiju 'Predsjednička utrka' 18 December 2009 Predsjednicki-izbori.com hr 24 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20111009134146/http://predsjednicki-izbori.com/vijesti/nova-tv-prisiljena-otkazati-emisiju-predsjednicka-utrka/ 9 October 2011 live dmy-all Endorsements Milan Bandić Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB) http://izbori.tportal.hr/kandidati/43735/Bandic-dobio-potporu-Glavaseva-HDSSB-a.html Ništa osobno samo ideologija – Bandić dobio potporu Glavaševa HDSSB-a T-portal hr November 16, 2009 November 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091119034145/http://izbori.tportal.hr/kandidati/43735/Bandic-dobio-potporu-Glavaseva-HDSSB-a.html November 19, 2009 live mdy-all List of known athletes and people from show business including: Iva Majoli, Sanja Jovanović, Vlado Šola, Rade Šerbedžija, Boris Novković and Mia Begović http://www.milanbandic.com/podrska-kulturnih-djelatnika-milanu-bandicu.html Podrška kulturnih djelatnika Milanu Bandiću hr Milanbandic.com 2009-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20091226023234/http://www.milanbandic.com/podrska-kulturnih-djelatnika-milanu-bandicu.html 2009-12-26 live Ivo Josipović Josip Kregar, independent member of Zagreb city assembly and former candidate for Mayor of Zagreb16 November 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGKIVDWcuJQ Josip Kregar podržava Ivu Josipovića hr Josipovic.net on YouTube 2009-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125115721/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGKIVDWcuJQ 25 January 2016 live dmy-all Ankica Lepej, Croatian most notable and first known "whistleblower"31 October 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfPvsGnlS2M Ankica Lepej podržava Ivu Josipovića Josipovic.net on YouTube hr 2009-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125115721/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfPvsGnlS2M 25 January 2016 live dmy-all List of various public figures and intellectuals, including: Josipa Lisac, Goran Bare, Kemal Monteno, Vesna Teršelič, Marijan Ban, The Beat Fleet, Nikša Bratoš and Damir Urbanhttps://www.youtube.com/ivojosipovic#p/u Ivo Josipovic channel hr Josipovic.net on YouTube 2009-09-23 2009-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20091023050347/http://www.youtube.com/ivojosipovic#p/u 2009-10-23 live Emma Boninohttp://josipovic.net/ostalo/poruka-nade-emme-bonino/ Poruka nade Emme Bonino Josipovic.net December 21, 2009 hr 2010-01-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031213/http://josipovic.net/ostalo/poruka-nade-emme-bonino/ August 19, 2011 Vesna Pusić Slavko Goldstein, prominent Croatian-Jewish intellectual and publisherhttp://www.jutarnji.hr/zasto-cu-glasati-za-vesnu-pusic---/425369/ Zašto ću glasati za Vesnu Pusić Jutarnji list Goldstein Slavko December 24, 2009 hr 2010-01-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20091227024224/http://www.jutarnji.hr/zasto-cu-glasati-za-vesnu-pusic---/425369 December 27, 2009 live mdy-all Columnists and journalists: Boris Pavelić (Novi list),http://www.novilist.hr/2009/12/27/glas-za-vesnu-pusic.aspx Glas za Vesnu Pusić Novi list Pavelić Boris December 24, 2009 hr 2010-01-16 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Miljenko Jergović (writer and Jutarnji list columnist),http://www.jutarnji.hr/naravno--glasat-cu-za-vesnu-pusic/420788/ Naravno, glasat ću za Vesnu Pusić Jutarnji list December 21, 2009 Jergović Miljenko Miljenko Jergović hr 2010-01-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20091225111631/http://www.jutarnji.hr/naravno--glasat-cu-za-vesnu-pusic/420788 December 25, 2009 live mdy-all Tomislav Klauški (Index.hr journalist)http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/unaprijed-gubitnica-vesna-pusic-pokazala-da-je-najbolja-kandidatkinja/466302.aspx Unaprijed gubitnica: Vesna Pusić pokazala da je najbolja kandidatkinja Index.hr Klauški Tomislav December 21, 2009 hr 2010-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20091224073235/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/unaprijed-gubitnica-vesna-pusic-pokazala-da-je-najbolja-kandidatkinja/466302.aspx December 24, 2009 live mdy-all European liberals: Emil Kirjas,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K-Swds9yQk& ELDR – Podrška Adobe Flash 2010-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125115721/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K-Swds9yQk& 2016-01-25 live Roman Jakič (Zares MEP),https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgSr-EqZAjo ELDR – Podrška Adobe Flash 2010-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125115721/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgSr-EqZAjo 2016-01-25 live Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck Be Active, Be Emancipated (B.a.B.e.), Croatian feminist and human rights organizationhttp://www.predsjednica.com/clanak.php?id=139048 B.a.B.e. podržale predsjedničku kandidaturu Vesne Pusić Predsjednica.com hr November 25, 2009 2010-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715111843/http://www.predsjednica.com/clanak.php?id=139048 July 15, 2011 live mdy-all Greens of Croatiahttp://www.predsjednica.com/clanak.php?id=139011 Zeleni Hrvatske podržali Vesnu Pusić Predsjednica.com hr November 10, 2009 2010-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715111849/http://www.predsjednica.com/clanak.php?id=139011 July 15, 2011 live mdy-all Dragan Primorac Croatian Party of Rights (HSP), http://www.seebiz.eu/hr/politika/hsp-na-kraju-ipak-za-dragana-primorca!%3F,61376.html Potpora – HSP na kraju ipak za Dragana Primorca!? SEEbiz / Jutarnji list hr November 18, 2009 November 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091119213207/http://seebiz.eu/hr/politika/hsp-na-kraju-ipak-za-dragana-primorca!%3F,61376.html November 19, 2009 dead mdy-all Professors Pavle Rudan, Stipan Janković, Igor Čatić, singer Tereza Kesovija, famous Olympic athletes: Franjo Arapović, Veljko Mršić, Zoran Primorac, Nikolaj Pešalov, foodball player Joško Jeličić, Israeli artist Moti Giladi, former Israeli minister of science Eliezer Sandberg, Vesna Škare-Ožbolt Democratic Centre (DC) http://www.vesna.com.hr/index.php?p=11&s=28 Vesna Škare Ožbolt zamrzava svoj status u DC-u hr September 3, 2009 Vesna.com.hr December 31, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100153/http://www.vesna.com.hr/index.php?p=11&s=28 July 21, 2011 live mdy-all Nadan Vidošević Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar (PGS) http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2009/11/17/0361006.html?pos=n1 Hrvatski George Clooney – Riječanke o Vidoševiću: Još je ljepši nego na TV-u November 17, 2009 Net.hr/Večernji list hr November 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722164319/http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2009/11/17/0361006.html?pos=n1 July 22, 2011 live mdy-all Miroslav Tuđman Zdravko Tomachttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9IBlJGZdEI Zaokruži broj 10! Adobe Flash hr 2010-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125115721/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9IBlJGZdEI 2016-01-25 live Marko Perković Thompson Venio Loserthttp://www.miroslav-tudjman.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=526:venio-losert-kada-domovina-zove-srce-samo-dade-odgovor&catid=45:obnovimo-zajedno&Itemid=144 Venio Losert - Kada Domovina zove srce samo dade odgovor miroslav-tudjman.com hr 2010-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20091231191428/http://www.miroslav-tudjman.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=526:venio-losert-kada-domovina-zove-srce-samo-dade-odgovor&catid=45:obnovimo-zajedno&Itemid=144 2009-12-31 usurped List of academics and colleagues including: Jelena Perčin,http://www.jutarnji.hr/jelena-percin-i-thompson-stali-uz-miroslava-tudmana/418366/ Jelena Perčin i Thompson stali uz Miroslava Tuđmana 21 December 2009 Jutarnji list hr 30 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20101230235032/http://www.jutarnji.hr/jelena-percin-i-thompson-stali-uz-miroslava-tudmana/418366/ 30 December 2010 live dmy-all Dubravko Jelčić, Slavica Dodig, Ksenija Komadina, Josip Pečarić http://www.miroslav-tudjman.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=180:zato-tuman&catid=34:novosti&Itemid=142 Akademik Josip Pečarić - Zašto Tuđman? miroslav-tudjman.com hr September 2009 January 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100111010032/http://www.miroslav-tudjman.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=180:zato-tuman&catid=34:novosti&Itemid=142 January 11, 2010 usurped mdy-all Hrvoje Hitrechttp://www.miroslav-tudjman.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=527:hrvoje-hitrec-sueljavanje-s-manipulacijom&catid=34:novosti&Itemid=142 Hrvoje Hitrec – Sučeljavanje s manipulacijom Hitrec Hrvoje Hrvoje Hitrec miroslav-tudjman.com hr 2010-01-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20100111010050/http://www.miroslav-tudjman.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=527:hrvoje-hitrec-sueljavanje-s-manipulacijom&catid=34:novosti&Itemid=142 2010-01-11 usurped Expense summary By Croatian law all presidential candidates are required to publicly disclose the amount they have raised and spent throughout the official campaign. They submit it through a standardized form to the State Election Committee (hr Državno izborno povjerenstvo, DIP). The first set of statistics was reported by the candidates before the final week of the campaign. The final amounts were reported to the DIP with the final deadline of January 25, 2010, and have been reported in Narodne novine. In addition to the input statistics, Croatian NGOs GONG and Transparency International Croatia have decided to hire a media analysis agency which calculated the amount of money that was necessarily spent on advertising on television, radio and print media. They point out that this is only the observable media spending, while they estimate actual cost to be in excess of twice the amount spent on the media. All numbers apart from votes are in Croatian kunas. Candidate (Party) Amount raised - until December 19 (DIP)http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/dip.nsf/wpds/6E72A9D8A993EE21C12576920059A80F?open&1 Priopćenje o dostavljenim prijevremenim izvješćima o visini i izvorima sredstava prikupljenima za troškove izborne promidžbe State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia December 19, 2009 22 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719000157/http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/dip.nsf/wpds/6E72A9D8A993EE21C12576920059A80F?open&1 19 July 2011 live dmy-all Amount spent - until December 20 (GONG)http://gong.hr/news.aspx?newsID=3109&pageID=1 GONG i TIH: koliko su kandidati utrošili na oglašavanje? GONG and Transparency International Croatia December 23, 2009 December 23, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100124/http://gong.hr/news.aspx?newsID=3109&pageID=1 July 21, 2011 dead mdy-all Amount spent on HRT - total Croatian Radiotelevision hr http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=48&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=60613&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=23&cHash=88dc8f8047 Za oglašavanje na HRT-u 9,6 mil. kuna January 25, 2010 January 26, 2010 Total amount spent (DIP) Votes Average spent per vote   Andrija Hebrang (HDZ) 4,703,778 1,833,881 619,512 6,379,846http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/0C905DCBE4C38C05C12576B70053CD1D/$File/Andrija_Hebrang1.pdf Priopćenje o dostavljenim prijevremenim izvješćima o visini i izvorima sredstava prikupljenima za troškove izborne promidžbe - Andrija Hebrang State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia January 26, 2010 January 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170421/http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/0C905DCBE4C38C05C12576B70053CD1D/$File/Andrija_Hebrang1.pdf March 3, 2016 dead mdy-all 237,998 26.8   Nadan Vidošević (I) 4,422,100 2,800,924 1,607,440 6,823,266http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/76FC8E424DAD3BDFC12576B70046B1E1/$File/Nadan_Vidosevic.pdf Priopćenje o dostavljenim prijevremenim izvješćima o visini i izvorima sredstava prikupljenima za troškove izborne promidžbe - Nadan Vidošević State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia January 26, 2010 January 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165144/http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/76FC8E424DAD3BDFC12576B70046B1E1/$File/Nadan_Vidosevic.pdf March 3, 2016 dead mdy-all 223,892 30.5   Milan Bandić (I) 3,865,551 5,275,338 4,149,785 see second round expense summary   Dragan Primorac (I) 3,787,000 4,176,064 1,314,518 3,853,407http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/6687686BFB2B7729C12576B7004D0141/$File/Dragan_Primorac.pdf Priopćenje o dostavljenim prijevremenim izvješćima o visini i izvorima sredstava prikupljenima za troškove izborne promidžbe - Dragan Primorac State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia January 26, 2010 January 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172354/http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/6687686BFB2B7729C12576B7004D0141/$File/Dragan_Primorac.pdf March 3, 2016 dead mdy-all 117,154 32.9   Boris Mikšić (I) 2,928,767 31,053 156,456 3,247,163http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/F137C91E1FE06C9EC12576B7004D44AC/$File/Boris_Miksic.pdf Priopćenje o dostavljenim prijevremenim izvješćima o visini i izvorima sredstava prikupljenima za troškove izborne promidžbe - Boris Mikšić State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia January 26, 2010 January 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174147/http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/F137C91E1FE06C9EC12576B7004D44AC/$File/Boris_Miksic.pdf March 3, 2016 dead mdy-all 41,491 78.3   Ivo Josipović (SDP) 2,866,648 1,792,131 645,345 see second round expense summary   Vesna Pusić (HNS-LD) 1,914,870 236,921 211,343 1,977,725http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/8BF747D15B88AEB3C12576B7004DD290/$File/Vesna_Pusic.pdf Priopćenje o dostavljenim prijevremenim izvješćima o visini i izvorima sredstava prikupljenima za troškove izborne promidžbe - Vesna Pusić State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia January 26, 2010 January 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165048/http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/8BF747D15B88AEB3C12576B7004DD290/$File/Vesna_Pusic.pdf March 3, 2016 dead mdy-all 143,190 13.8   Miroslav Tuđman (I) 1,084,000 51,077 345,517 1,000,279http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/ED8A73BAD907BC8BC12576B70046ABF5/$File/MiroslavTudman.pdf Priopćenje o dostavljenim prijevremenim izvješćima o visini i izvorima sredstava prikupljenima za troškove izborne promidžbe - Miroslav Tuđman State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia January 26, 2010 January 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173656/http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/ED8A73BAD907BC8BC12576B70046ABF5/$File/MiroslavTudman.pdf March 3, 2016 dead mdy-all 80,784 12.4   Vesna Škare Ožbolt (I) 1,035,000 121,485 157,462 1,057,345http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/451776AA44336002C12576B70046B8CE/$File/Vesna_Skare_Ozbolt.pdf Priopćenje o dostavljenim prijevremenim izvješćima o visini i izvorima sredstava prikupljenima za troškove izborne promidžbe - Vesna Škare Ožbolt State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia January 26, 2010 January 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200631/http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/451776AA44336002C12576B70046B8CE/$File/Vesna_Skare_Ozbolt.pdf March 3, 2016 dead mdy-all 37,373 28.3   Damir Kajin (IDS) 479,900 62,937 191,326 590,624http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/C3406097153E593BC12576B7004CFC35/$File/Damir_Kajin.pdf Priopćenje o dostavljenim prijevremenim izvješćima o visini i izvorima sredstava prikupljenima za troškove izborne promidžbe - Damir Kajin State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia January 26, 2010 January 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120220054233/http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/C3406097153E593BC12576B7004CFC35/$File/Damir_Kajin.pdf February 20, 2012 dead mdy-all 76,411 7.7   Slavko Vukšić (I) 217,000 undisclosed 31,980 refused to submit information 8,309 N/A   Josip Jurčević (I) 133,000 20,144 71,955 171,700http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/7480B79835164B23C12576B70046A14B/$File/Josip_Jurcevic.pdf Priopćenje o dostavljenim prijevremenim izvješćima o visini i izvorima sredstava prikupljenima za troškove izborne promidžbe - Josip Jurčević State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia January 26, 2010 January 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171305/http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/7480B79835164B23C12576B70046A14B/$File/Josip_Jurcevic.pdf March 3, 2016 dead mdy-all 54,177 3.2 Second round Immediately after the official results were published shortly after midnight 28 December and it was clear the two candidates to face in a runoff would be Josipović and Bandić all the major candidates gave their speeches. Josipović called for voters to vote for the light, not for the dark, http://www.rtl.hr/josipovic-ja-sam-svjetlo-bandic-tama-video-5322 Josipović: Ja sam svjetlo, Bandić tama RTL Televizija December 28, 2009 hr December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091230011347/http://www.rtl.hr/josipovic-ja-sam-svjetlo-bandic-tama-video-5322 December 30, 2009 live mdy-all while Bandić insulted Josipović saying he was a pawn of Zoran Milanović and nothing more than his remote-control. http://www.rtl.hr/bandic-josipovica-stvorili-u-laboratoriju-video-5321 Bandić: Josipovića stvorili u laboratoriju! RTL Televizija December 28, 2009 hr December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091230011548/http://www.rtl.hr/bandic-josipovica-stvorili-u-laboratoriju-video-5321 December 30, 2009 live mdy-all The following morning the official campaign for the second round began. Josipović denied being an SDP project calling himself independent and accusing Bandić of being a remote-control of Ivo Sanader, http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/bandic-je-sanaderov-daljinski-upravljac_287871 Josipović: Bandić je Sanaderov daljinski upravljač javno.com December 28, 2009 hr December 30, 2009 https://archive.today/20130127005946/http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/bandic-je-sanaderov-daljinski-upravljac_287871 January 27, 2013 live mdy-all referring among other things to claims by Dragan Primorac that Bandić was the favorite of the former prime minister. http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/dragan_primorac/primorac-sanader-se-vraca-u-politiku-preko-bandica.html?&page=2&p_all_items=11 Primorac: Sanader se vraća u politiku preko Bandića Nova TV December 12, 2009 hr December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100635/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/dragan_primorac/primorac-sanader-se-vraca-u-politiku-preko-bandica.html?&page=2&p_all_items=11 July 21, 2011 dead mdy-all Bandić denied the rumors, however the following day the media published a story claiming that Bandić and Sanader had a secret lunch that very day in a Zagreb restaurant. Bandić denied the rumors calling the journalists who published the story liars, saying the media's favorite is Josipović and that they would do anything to discredit him. http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/tajni-rucak-s-odbjeglim-premijerom-bandic-i-sanader-sastali-se-u-restoranu-kamanjo/467553.aspx Tajni ručak s odbjeglim premijerom: Bandić i Sanader sastali se u restoranu Kamanjo! hr Index.hr December 29, 2009 December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091231181052/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/tajni-rucak-s-odbjeglim-premijerom-bandic-i-sanader-sastali-se-u-restoranu-kamanjo/467553.aspx December 31, 2009 live mdy-all On Monday 28 December, the first day of the runoff campaign, the incumbent president Stjepan Mesić indicated that he supports Ivo Josipović to be his successor. He praised his manifesto and said Croatia needs a president working actively against corruption and for justice.http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/predsjednik-mesic-rukavicama-podrzao-ivu-josipovica-clanak-72774 Predsjednik Mesić u rukavicama podržao Ivu Josipovića Večernji List December 28, 2009 December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091231021348/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/predsjednik-mesic-rukavicama-podrzao-ivu-josipovica-clanak-72774 December 31, 2009 live mdy-all He also insulted Milan Bandić saying it was impossible he only spent 3 million kuna for the campaign saying he knows how much a campaign costs. He pleaded for more transparency and called on him to release the names of those who were really financing his campaign. Bandić responded by saying that Mesić hasn't released the names of his donors to this day and that he was a part of both of his campaigns so he knows how nontransparent they were.http://www.ipress.hr/hrvatska/bandic-prozvao-mesica-i-pozvao-ga-da-objavi-donatore-od-prije-10-godina-1469.html Bandić prozvao Mesića i pozvao ga da objavi donatore od prije 10 godina ipress.hr December 28, 2009 December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091230010520/http://www.ipress.hr/hrvatska/bandic-prozvao-mesica-i-pozvao-ga-da-objavi-donatore-od-prije-10-godina-1469.html December 30, 2009 live mdy-all Mesić called Bandić a liar saying he was the only one in those days to release the name of every single person who contributed to his victory. He said his campaign reports were published, on Croatian, not English, clearly referring to the fact that Bandić couldn't speak proper English.http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/mesic-bandic-laze-bandic-mesic-je-malo-ostario-je-zaboravio-clanak-73129 Mesić: Bandić laže; Bandić: Mesić je malo ostario, pa je zaboravio Večernji List December 29, 2009 December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091231154903/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/mesic-bandic-laze-bandic-mesic-je-malo-ostario-je-zaboravio-clanak-73129 December 31, 2009 live mdy-all He also suggested there could be one debate held entirely in English, mocking Bandić since he previously claimed he speaks the language.http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2009/12/28/0692006.html Mogli bi održati raspravu kandidata na engleskom Net.hr December 28, 2009 December 30, 2009 https://archive.today/20120905175059/http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2009/12/28/0692006.html September 5, 2012 dead mdy-all Bandić responded saying he would be glad to attend that debate only if Mesić was moderating it, referring to the fact that the president himself was also not an English speaker. He also called the president an 'old man' saying it was only natural he forgot about the help he provided him during his two campaigns.http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/milan_bandic/mesic-revizija-donacija-je-dostupna-i-to-na-hrvatskom.html Mesić Bandiću: Lažeš; Bandić Mesiću: Ostario si Nova TV December 29, 2009 December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100646/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/milan_bandic/mesic-revizija-donacija-je-dostupna-i-to-na-hrvatskom.html July 21, 2011 dead mdy-all thumb|250px|Volunteers for the Josipović campaign On 29 December Josipović gave a speech on an SDP convention held in Rijeka where he said that with the following presidential election the political map of Croatia would change forever and that by the next parliamentary election Croatia would be colored red, referring to his party's official colour being red.http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/74672/josipovic-sdp-ovom-pobjedom-cemo-zacrveniti-cijelu-hrvatsku Josipović: SDP-ovom pobjedom ćemo zacrveniti cijelu Hrvatsku Josipović: SDP's victory will turn the entire Croatia red Nacional 30 December 2009 23 July 2012 24 March 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120324210420/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/74672/josipovic-sdp-ovom-pobjedom-cemo-zacrveniti-cijelu-hrvatsku Bandić did not waste time and the next day attacked Josipović arguing that the next president should not be biased once again repeating his claim that Josipović is nothing more than a pawn of Zoran Milanović who would work in his benefit if he should win.http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/milan_bandic/bandic-opet-prozvao-josipovica-sutra-cu-podastrijeti-dokumentaciju.html?&page=6&p_all_items=29 Bandić opet prozvao Josipovića: 'Sutra ću dokazati' Nova TV January 2, 2010 January 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100736/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/milan_bandic/bandic-opet-prozvao-josipovica-sutra-cu-podastrijeti-dokumentaciju.html?&page=6&p_all_items=29 July 21, 2011 dead mdy-all The prime minister Jadranka Kosor also criticized Josipović's remarks as unfitting.http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/kosor-hrvatska-se-nece-zacrvenjeti.html Kosor: Hrvatska se neće zacrvenjeti! Nova TV December 31, 2009 January 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100803/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/kosor-hrvatska-se-nece-zacrvenjeti.html July 21, 2011 dead mdy-all The first two second-round debates were held on the same evening, 30 December, the first on HRT starting a couple of minutes after 8 p.m., and the second on Nova TV starting a couple of minutes before 10 p.m. During the debates Josipović emphasized his untarnished political career as well as his knowledge of the law and the Constitution. He defended himself from attacks made by Bandić earlier in the week that he was one of those responsible for writing criminal indictments against Croatia's generals during the war, denouncing the claims as flat-out lies, saying that he offered legal aid to captured Croatian soldiers during the war.http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=275&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=58189&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=274&cHash=0f9eb1b778 Josipović i Bandić – Tko je na čijem "daljinskom"? HRT December 30, 2009 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The most direct attack by Bandić on Josipović came at the very end of the first debate when he accused him of damaging the city of Zagreb in 1998 by allegedly abusing his position as the head of the oversight board of a savings bank Zlaticahttp://www.jutarnji.hr/bandic--josipovic-je-gurnuo-ruku-u-dzep-moje-punice-i-drugih-siromaha/447524/ Bandić: Josipović je gurnuo ruku u džep moje punice i drugih siromaha Jutarnji list January 2, 2010 January 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100105020832/http://www.jutarnji.hr/bandic--josipovic-je-gurnuo-ruku-u-dzep-moje-punice-i-drugih-siromaha/447524 January 5, 2010 live mdy-all to make a series of financial maneuvers that enabled him to collect his deposit of 138,000 Deutsche Marks from the bank Komercijalna banka that had been blocked and later went bankrupt. Bandić cited a court ruling from 2006 that had invalidated those maneuvers. http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2010/01/05/0071006.html Oštra završnica – Bandić Zlaticom 'kopa jamu' Josipoviću hr Net.hr January 5, 2010 January 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20111001024414/http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2010/01/05/0071006.html October 1, 2011 live mdy-all Josipović defended himself saying that was merely a civil case which he was not even a part of and that he did not commit any illegal actions.http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/ivo_josipovic/josipovic-bandic-nudi-blato-iz-kojeg-je-izasla-batina-za-radzenovica.html Bandić priča o moralu, a razveo se zbog dva stana Nova TV January 2, 2009 January 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100820/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/ivo_josipovic/josipovic-bandic-nudi-blato-iz-kojeg-je-izasla-batina-za-radzenovica.html July 21, 2011 dead mdy-all Josipović also had to defend his damaging quotation that Croatia would be coloured red by the next election, saying that it was only natural for a political party to be ambitious saying he does not consider the remarks to be unfitting repeating once again that, if elected, he would be the president of all citizens.http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/vijesti/josipovic-ocito-nema-kapaciteta-dobiti-izbore.html Na sučeljavanju i Bandić i Josipović otkrili slabosti Nova TV December 31, 2009 January 3, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721101019/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/vijesti/josipovic-ocito-nema-kapaciteta-dobiti-izbore.html July 21, 2011 dead mdy-all The issue of whom Ivo Sanader supports unexpectedly escalated when Sanader announced he was returning to active politics at a Sunday, January 3 press conference,http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/85943/Default.aspx Sanader: Vraćam se, HDZ je loše vođen; Kosorica šuti, Bebić uz Ivu Slobodna Dalmacija January 3, 2010 January 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404132053/http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/85943/Default.aspx April 4, 2012 live mdy-all which resulted in a blitz uproar among the coalition partners, and subsequently his ejection from the HDZ party. President Mesić attacked Bandić saying the former prime minister returned to support him, trying to once again link Bandić to the most unpopular politician in the country.http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/49999/Sanader-povratkom-pomaze-Bandicu.html Sanader povratkom pomaže Bandiću T-portal.hr January 3, 2010 January 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610231059/http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/49999/Sanader-povratkom-pomaze-Bandicu.html June 10, 2011 live mdy-all Bandić denied such claims calling them lies and distractions and once again accused Josipović of being a pawn of Zoran Milanović.http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/75031/bandic-nikada-ne-bi-postupio-kao-sanader-josipovic-povratak-zbog-bandica Bandić: Nikada ne bi postupio kao Sanader; Josipović: Povratak zbog Bandića Bandić: I would never follow example of Sanader; Josipović: Returning because of Bandić Nacional 4 January 2010 Martina Čizmić 23 July 2012 24 March 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120324210427/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/75031/bandic-nikada-ne-bi-postupio-kao-sanader-josipovic-povratak-zbog-bandica At the same time, Bandić's ally Željko Kerum publicly stated that Ivo Sanader would be an "ideal president", http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2010/01/01/0213006.html A Bandić?! – Kerum: Sanader bi bio idealan predsjednik Net.hr January 1, 2010 hr January 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20111001024406/http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2010/01/01/0213006.html October 1, 2011 live mdy-all but afterwards he backtracked somewhat, while repeating his well-known attitude on how the media is biased against him and Bandić. http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Split/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/86221/Default.aspx Slobodna Dalmacija hr Kerum: Ne dolazi u obzir da Sanadera primim u moju stranku; HNK Bandić dobio besplatno od gradonačelnika January 5, 2010 January 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404132214/http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Split/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/86221/Default.aspx April 4, 2012 live mdy-all Milan Bandić heavily used religion as an issue in the campaign, calculating that Josipović's agnosticism would be a turn-off for a largely Catholic country as Croatia. He constantly repeated the only one he fears is God and that he was raised as a true believer and a humble Christian, also making claims that he has the support of the Catholic Church.http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak.aspx?id=468595 Milan Bandić: Imam podršku Katoličke crkve! Index.hr January 5, 2010 January 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017003831/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak.aspx?id=468595 October 17, 2012 live mdy-all Josipović largely ignored Bandić's attempts saying he would be the president of all Croatians no matter their religious beliefs. The incumbent president Stjepan Mesić was elected twice despite his atheism.http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/55298/zivot-bez-boga-i-vraga-u-katolickoj-hrvatskoj Život bez Boga i vraga u katoličkoj Hrvatskoj Life without the God or the Devil in Catholic Croatia Nacional 24 March 2009 Robert Bajruši hr 23 July 2012 19 January 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120119122456/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/55298/zivot-bez-boga-i-vraga-u-katolickoj-hrvatskoj However, the Bandić campaign used all tactics to force the issue, even distributing fliers in front of churches after the Sunday mass across the country urging believers to choose between the cross and a red star, referencing communism.http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak.aspx?id=468339 Maloljetnici nakon mise u Petrinji dijele letke na kojima blate Josipovića i uzdižu Bandića Index.hr January 4, 2010 January 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100110025401/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak.aspx?id=468339 January 10, 2010 live mdy-all thumb|250px|One of the posters of the Bandić campaign. The message roughly translates: 'Choose: A party or an independent president?' A picture of a remote-control is shown in the lower-left corner referencing Bandić's accusation that Josipović is a pawn on a remote-control of his party Eventually, Josipović responded to the other side's discrediting tactics based on religion as well as the savings fund affair by raising the issue of how Bandić had divorced his wife in 1996 and because of that managed to buy out another apartment from the government with a discount, http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak.aspx?id=248861 Bandić se 1996. razveo zbog otkupa stana? hr Index.hr February 10, 2005 January 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602233259/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak.aspx?id=248861 June 2, 2009 live mdy-all claiming Bandić violated the most sacred sacrament of marriage with the intent of making profit.http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2010/01/02/0058006.html Bandić se razveo da bi mogao otkupiti stanove Net.hr January 2, 2010 January 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20111001024335/http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2010/01/02/0058006.html October 1, 2011 dead mdy-all Bandić responded in outrage saying he went through great emotional pain during his divorce saying Josipović was not a man unless he apologized.http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/50110/Mercep-napao-Josipoviceve-branitelje.html Uvrijedio mi je suprugu T-portal.hr January 4, 2010 January 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610230902/http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/50110/Mercep-napao-Josipoviceve-branitelje.html June 10, 2011 live mdy-all On 3 January the third debate took place, hosted by RTL Televizija. The main topics were the return of former prime minister Ivo Sanader to the political scene, the economy, taxes and foreign relations, especially with Slovenia. Bandić once again repeated he was a man of work who would do anything for the people, while Josipović demonstrated his knowledge of law and foreign policy.http://www.rtl.hr/rtl-duel-video-5399 RTL duel RTL Televizija January 3, 2010 January 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100106022438/http://www.rtl.hr/rtl-duel-video-5399 January 6, 2010 live mdy-all On the next day, the results of a second set of election polls were published, showing Bandić made some gains, but Josipović's support was mostly unchanged. The Josipović campaign released a list of 20 Croatian generals who allegedly supported him in the second round.http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/ademi-blaskic-i-kotromanovic-podrzali-josipovica_288155 Ademi, Blaškić i Kotromanović podržali Josipovića Javno.hr hr December 30, 2009 2009-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20100122204816/http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/ademi-blaskic-i-kotromanovic-podrzali-josipovica_288155 January 22, 2010 live mdy-all This endorsement was subsequently used in campaign advertisements by Josipović. One of these generals, Nojko Marinović, denied any participation in the endorsement, calling it a "coarse manipulation". http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/86458/Default.aspx Umirovljeni general Marinović: Nisam za Josipovića, moj kandidat je bio Tuđman Slobodna Dalmacija hr January 6, 2010 2010-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404132200/http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/86458/Default.aspx April 4, 2012 live mdy-all Petar Janjić-Tromblon was also listed and he released a statement denying his support, saying he "doesn't want to be part of their games". http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/janjic-tromblon--nisam-dao-potporu-josipovicu_288254 Demantij branitelja – Janjić-Tromblon: Nisam dao potporu Josipoviću Javno.com December 31, 2009 hr January 7, 2010 https://archive.today/20130126163901/http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/janjic-tromblon--nisam-dao-potporu-josipovicu_288254 January 26, 2013 live mdy-all The name of Tihomir Blaškić was also floated in the media in this context. Josipović was confronted about it during the third debate, and he claimed that the disavowals were made because of peer pressure. The Bandić campaign also released their own list of associations of Croatian defenders who allegedly supported him in the second round, including the Association of the 105th Brigade of the Croatian National Guard, but the war-time commander of the 105th Brigade of the Croatian Army Stjepan Ivanić came forward to state that their association was both named and listed wrongly and said that their members were "appalled by the disinformation". http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/udruga-105-brigade-trazimo-demantij-bandica-clanak-76100 Udruga 105. brigade: Tražimo demantij od Bandića hr Večernji list January 7, 2010 January 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100110052438/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/udruga-105-brigade-trazimo-demantij-bandica-clanak-76100 January 10, 2010 live mdy-all The Bandić campaign created a negative campaign television ad that used a recording of Josipović's words, but after the Josipović campaign complained, the State Election Committee banned it as a violation of campaign rules, while Bandić campaign complained of censorship. http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=275&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=58724&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=274&cHash=616c3c3a8d Zabranjen Bandićev spot hr HINA/Croatian Radiotelevision January 6, 2009 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes They eventually released a modified version of the same ad, just avoiding the use of Josipović's own voice. The January 7 debate on Nova TV was held at 21:45, moderated once again by Mislav Bago. The two candidates had a somewhat more intense exchange regarding most issues previously discussed in the campaign. They once again compared tenure in the League of Communists of Croatia and SDP, their personal properties as well as moral values. Josipović called on Bandić to compare their physical and stock properties in court, which the latter refused. There was some talk of endorsements, and some reflections on talking points. They finished in a more cordial tone with the mention of future private visits as well as family pets. The last debate occurred on January 8 on HRT, moderated by Branimir Bilić. Most common topics were covered once again, ending with some larger themes of international politics such as global warming and the inequality of the third world. Endorsements thumb|250px|First round presidential candidates Vesna Pusić (left) and Damir Kajin (right) endorsed Ivo Josipović (centre) in the second round Ivo Josipović (SDP): President Stipe Mesićhttp://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/predsjednik-mesic-rukavicama-podrzao-ivu-josipovica-clanak-72774 Predsjednik Mesić u rukavicama podržao Ivu Josipovića Večernji list December 28, 2009 hr 2010-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20091231021348/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/predsjednik-mesic-rukavicama-podrzao-ivu-josipovica-clanak-72774 December 31, 2009 live mdy-all Nadan Vidošević, first round candidatehttp://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/vidosevic-podrzat-cu-josipovica-jer-nisam-za-valjanje-u-blatu-i-skidanje-carapa/467835.aspx Vidošević: Podržat ću Josipovića jer nisam za valjanje u blatu i skidanje čarapa Index.hr December 30, 2009 December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100102052955/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/vidosevic-podrzat-cu-josipovica-jer-nisam-za-valjanje-u-blatu-i-skidanje-carapa/467835.aspx January 2, 2010 live mdy-all Vesna Pusić, first round candidate, and the Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democratshttp://josipovic.net/dogadanja/vesna-pusic-i-damir-kajin-podrzavaju-ivu-josipovica/comment-page-1/ Vesna Pusić i Damir Kajin podržavaju Ivu Josipovića josipovic.net December 29, 2009 December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031100/http://josipovic.net/dogadanja/vesna-pusic-i-damir-kajin-podrzavaju-ivu-josipovica/comment-page-1/ August 19, 2011 live mdy-all Damir Kajin, first round candidate, and the Istrian Democratic Assembly Croatian Social Liberal Partyhttp://www.javno.com/iz-minute-u-minutu/clanak.php?id=3124970 HSLS podržao Josipovića javno.com December 29, 2009 December 30, 2009 November 21, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201121130513/http://www.javno.com/iz-minute-u-minutu/clanak.php?id=3124970 dead Croatian Party of Pensionershttp://www.rtl.hr/hsu-uz-josipovica-clanak-14652 HSU uz Josipovića RTL Televizija December 29, 2009 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Independent Democratic Serb Partyhttp://izbori.tportal.hr/kandidati/49504/Kosoricini-partneri-za-Josipovica.html Kosoričini partneri za Josipovića T-portal hr December 29, 2009 2009-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20100102052202/http://izbori.tportal.hr/kandidati/49504/Kosoricini-partneri-za-Josipovica.html January 2, 2010 live mdy-all Party of European Socialists Political parties not represented in Parliament: Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar,http://josipovic.net/savez-za-pravdu/podrska-primorsko-goranskog-saveza/ Podrška Primorsko-goranskog saveza Josipovic.net January 3, 2010 hr 2010-01-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031511/http://josipovic.net/savez-za-pravdu/podrska-primorsko-goranskog-saveza/ August 19, 2011 Green List of Croatia,http://www.josipovic.net/dogadanja/zelena-lista-dala-podrsku-ivi-josipovicu/ Zelena lista dala potporu Ivi Josipoviću Josipovic.net hr December 29, 2009 2009-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302002908/http://www.josipovic.net/dogadanja/zelena-lista-dala-podrsku-ivi-josipovicu/ March 2, 2012 live mdy-all Socialist Labour Party of Croatia, Women's Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Zagorje,http://josipovic.net/dogadanja/zagorska-demokratska-stranka-pozvala-birace-za-ivu-josipovica/ Zagorska demokratska stranka pozvala birače za Ivu Josipovića hr Josipovic.net January 5, 2010 2010-01-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031133/http://josipovic.net/dogadanja/zagorska-demokratska-stranka-pozvala-birace-za-ivu-josipovica/ August 19, 2011 Democratic Party of Pensioners,http://josipovic.net/dogadanja/demokratska-stranka-umirovljenika-dsu-za-josipovica/ Demokratska stranka umirovljenika – DSU za Josipovića Josipovic.net January 5, 2010 2010-01-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031005/http://josipovic.net/dogadanja/demokratska-stranka-umirovljenika-dsu-za-josipovica/ August 19, 2011 Economic Party,http://josipovic.net/wp-content/uploads/Prijevremeno-izvjesce-02.01.10.pdf Ivo Josipović - financiranje izborne promidžbe Josipovic.net hr January 2010 January 18, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031516/http://josipovic.net/wp-content/uploads/Prijevremeno-izvjesce-02.01.10.pdf August 19, 2011 Left of Croatia,http://josipovic.net/savez-za-pravdu/podrska-ljevice-hrvatske/ Podrška Ljevice Hrvatske Josipovic.net hr January 6, 2010 2010-01-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031450/http://josipovic.net/savez-za-pravdu/podrska-ljevice-hrvatske/ August 19, 2011 Croatian Green Party – Ecological Alliance,http://josipovic.net/dogadanja/hrvatska-stranka-zelenih-eko-savez-podrzava-ivu-josipovica/ Hrvatska stranka zelenih – eko savez, podržava Ivu Josipovića Josipovic.net hr January 5, 2010 2010-01-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031034/http://josipovic.net/dogadanja/hrvatska-stranka-zelenih-eko-savez-podrzava-ivu-josipovica/ August 19, 2011 Democratic Party of Međimurje, Adriatic Social Democratic Party of Croatia,http://josipovic.net/savez-za-pravdu/podrska-jsdsh/ Podrška JSDSH-a Josipovic.net hr January 7, 2010 2010-01-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031433/http://josipovic.net/savez-za-pravdu/podrska-jsdsh/ August 19, 2011 Banija Democratic Party,http://josipovic.net/savez-za-pravdu/podrska-banijske-demokratske-stranke-bds/ Podrška Banijske demokratske stranke – BDS-a Josipovic.net hr 2010-01-07 2010-01-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031422/http://josipovic.net/savez-za-pravdu/podrska-banijske-demokratske-stranke-bds/ August 19, 2011 Autonomous Regional Party of Croatian Primorje, Gorski Kotar, Islands and the City of Rijeka,http://josipovic.net/savez-za-pravdu/podrska-autonomne-regionalne-stranke-ars/ Podrška Autonomne regionalne stranke – ARS-a Josipovic.net January 7, 2010 2010-01-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031314/http://josipovic.net/savez-za-pravdu/podrska-autonomne-regionalne-stranke-ars/ August 19, 2011 Autochthonous Croatian Peasant Party,http://josipovic.net/dogadanja/a-hss-podrzava-ivu-josipovica/ A-HSS podržava Ivu Josipovića Josipovic.net hr December 30, 2009 2009-12-31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110819030945/http://josipovic.net/dogadanja/a-hss-podrzava-ivu-josipovica/ August 19, 2011 Serb People's Party, Democratic Party of Serbs, New Serb Party and Community of Serbs in Croatiahttp://websrv2.hina.hr/hina/web/article-izbori07.action?id=20100104:NEWS-H1041032:1:hrv&c=izbori07 HINA Demokratska partija Srba i Zajednica Srba u Hrvatskoj za Josipovića January 4, 2010 hr January 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100403/http://websrv2.hina.hr/hina/web/article-izbori07.action?id=20100104:NEWS-H1041032:1:hrv&c=izbori07 July 21, 2011 dead mdy-all Plinio Cuccurin, leader of NGO Ladonja, association for better Istria,http://josipovic.net/dogadanja/cuccurin-glasat-cu-za-kolegu-po-struci-ivu-josipovica/ Cuccurin: Glasat ću za kolegu po struci, za Ivu Josipovića Josipovic.net hr December 30, 2009 2009-12-31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031001/http://josipovic.net/dogadanja/cuccurin-glasat-cu-za-kolegu-po-struci-ivu-josipovica/ August 19, 2011 Ivan Grubišić, Catholic priest, sociologist and leader of Citizen's Ethical Forumhttp://josipovic.net/dogadanja/gradansko-eticki-forum-don-ivana-grubisica-za-ivu-josipovica/ Ivo Josipović 2010-01-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031023/http://josipovic.net/dogadanja/gradansko-eticki-forum-don-ivana-grubisica-za-ivu-josipovica/ 2011-08-19 live Homeland war former generals: Rahim Ademi, Tihomir Blaškić, Ivica Obrovac, Veselko Gabričević and Josip Zvirotić, including notable warriors Branko Borković alias Mladi Jastreb, Predrag Fred Matić. Damir Novotny, economist,http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/vijesti/ili-ce-hrvatska-naprijed-s-josipovicem-ili-nazad-s-bandicem.html Ili ćemo naprijed s Josipovićem, ili nazad s Bandićem Izbori.dnevnik.hr 2009-12-29 hr 2010-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100700/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/vijesti/ili-ce-hrvatska-naprijed-s-josipovicem-ili-nazad-s-bandicem.html 2011-07-21 dead Mirko Filipovićhttp://josipovic.net/dogadanja/mirko-filipovic-podrzava-ivu-josipovica/ josipovic.net dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031055/http://josipovic.net/dogadanja/mirko-filipovic-podrzava-ivu-josipovica/ August 19, 2011 January 7, 2010 Milan Bandić (independent, supported by HDSSB): Boris Mikšić, first round candidatehttp://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/49404/Nadanovi-za-Josipovica-Primorcevi-za-Bandica.html Nadanovi za Josipovića, Primorčevi za Bandića tportal.hr hr December 28, 2009 December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610225427/http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/49404/Nadanovi-za-Josipovica-Primorcevi-za-Bandica.html June 10, 2011 live mdy-all Miroslav Tuđman, first round candidatehttp://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=48&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=58508&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=38&cHash=de083336d4 PGS uz Josipovića, Tuđman uz Bandića 4 January 2010 hrt.hr Croatian Radiotelevision hr 2010-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100302221451/http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=48 2 March 2010 dead dmy-all Željko Kerum, mayor of Splithttp://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/49289/Kerum-uz-Bandica-u-drugom-krugu.html Kerum uz Bandića u drugom krugu tportal.hr December 28, 2009 December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610225617/http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/49289/Kerum-uz-Bandica-u-drugom-krugu.html June 10, 2011 live mdy-all Ljubo Bešlić, mayor of Mostarhttp://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/49852/Mostarski-gradonacelnik-navija-za-Bandica.html Mostarski gradonačelnik navija za Bandića Tportal.hr 1 January 2010 hr 2010-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610230745/http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/49852/Mostarski-gradonacelnik-navija-za-Bandica.html 10 June 2011 live dmy-all Political parties not represented in Parliament: Croatian Party of Rights – Ante Starčević,http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/49374/Tomasickin-HSP-podrzava-Bandica.html Tomašićkin HSP podržava Bandića hr tportal.hr December 28, 2009 December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610230252/http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/49374/Tomasickin-HSP-podrzava-Bandica.html June 10, 2011 live mdy-all Green partyhttp://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/zelena-stranka-podrzala-milana-bandica/468360.aspx Zelena stranka podržala Milana Bandića Index.hr 4 January 2010 hr 2010-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100107234839/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/zelena-stranka-podrzala-milana-bandica/468360.aspx 7 January 2010 live dmy-all and the Party of Pensionershttp://www.milanbandic.com/vijesti/574-umirovljenici-za-milana-bandica.html Umirovljenici za Milana Bandića January 7, 2010 milanbandic.com hr 2010-01-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20100111050450/http://www.milanbandic.com/vijesti/574-umirovljenici-za-milana-bandica.html January 11, 2010 live mdy-all A list of various of war veteran associations, http://www.milanbandic.com/hrvatski-branitelji.html Udruge proizašle iz Domovinskog rata koje podržavaju Milana Bandića za Predsjednika Republike Hrvatske hr milanbandic.com 2010-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100109232435/http://www.milanbandic.com/hrvatski-branitelji.html 2010-01-09 live including the Zagreb and other city or regional branches of the Alliance of Homeland War Associations and the Croatian Homeland War Invalids (HVIDRA)http://www.seebiz.eu/hr/politika/hvidra-grada-zagreba-potpora-milanu-bandicu,64737.html POTPORA: HVIDRA Grada Zagreba: Potpora Milanu Bandiću hr SEEbiz.eu December 30, 2009 2009-12-31 May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes and Croatian Association of Prisoners in Serbian Concentration CampsVečernji list https://web.archive.org/web/20100102081816/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/logorasi-drugom-krugu-milana-bandica-clanak-73988 2010-01-02 Logoraši u drugom krugu uz Milana Bandića, Dec 12, 2009, accessed Jan 2, 2010 and the Association of Croatian Volunteers of the Homeland War (UHDDR) led by Tomislav Merčep http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/50110/Mercep-napao-Josipoviceve-branitelje.html Bandićeva presica – Merčep napao Josipovićeve branitelje hr January 4, 2010 T-portal January 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110610230902/http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/50110/Mercep-napao-Josipoviceve-branitelje.html June 10, 2011 live mdy-all Political parties from Bosnia and Herzegovina: Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina,http://business.hr/hr/Naslovnica/Politika/I-HDZ-BiH-za-Bandica I HDZ BiH za Bandića hr Business.hr December 30, 2009 2009-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20100102091803/http://business.hr/hr/Naslovnica/Politika/I-HDZ-BiH-za-Bandica January 2, 2010 dead mdy-all Croatian Democratic Union 1990,http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/oba-hdza-iz-bih-pozvala-svoje-clanstvo-da-glasa-za-milana-bandica/467810.aspx Oba HDZ-a iz BiH pozvala svoje članstvo da glasa za Milana Bandića hr Index.hr December 30, 2009 2009-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20100102055047/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/oba-hdza-iz-bih-pozvala-svoje-clanstvo-da-glasa-za-milana-bandica/467810.aspx January 2, 2010 live mdy-all Croatian Christian Democratic Union (Bosnia and Herzegovina)http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=275&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=58293&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=274&cHash=6eaf68bb0e I HKDU BiH podržava Bandića hrt.hr Croatian Radiotelevision December 31, 2009 hr 2010-01-06 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Croatian Society of Victimologyhttp://www.milanbandic.com/vijesti/579-pisma-podrske-milanu-bandicu.html Pisma podrške Milanu Bandiću Milanbandic.com hr 2010-05-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100111050457/http://www.milanbandic.com/vijesti/579-pisma-podrske-milanu-bandicu.html January 11, 2010 Marko Perković Thompson,http://www.milanbandic.com/vijesti/511-potpora-milanu-bandicu-od-zvonka-busica-i-thompsona.html Potpora Milanu Bandiću od Zvonka Bušića i Thompsona December 31, 2009 milanbandic.com hr 2010-01-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100105151858/http://www.milanbandic.com/vijesti/511-potpora-milanu-bandicu-od-zvonka-busica-i-thompsona.html January 5, 2010 Zvonko Bušić, Zlatko SudacTomislav Čadež http://www.jutarnji.hr/jedan-stozer-kao-soping-centar--drugi-kao-crkva/466719/ Jedan stožer kao šoping centar, drugi kao crkva Jutarnji list 7 January 2010 hr 2010-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100113022043/http://www.jutarnji.hr/jedan-stozer-kao-soping-centar--drugi-kao-crkva/466719/ 13 January 2010 live dmy-all Notable abstentions The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) stated that they will not endorse any candidate in the second round,http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/74499/razocarana-premijerka-hdz-u-drugom-krugu-nece-podrzati-nikoga Nacional Razočarana premijerka: HDZ u drugom krugu neće podržati nikoga hr 28 December 2009 Disappointed PM: HDZ will not endorse anyone in the runoff 23 July 2012 13 June 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110613180223/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/74499/razocarana-premijerka-hdz-u-drugom-krugu-nece-podrzati-nikoga and have censored local branches that attempted to explicitly endorse Bandić. This happened to HDZ's mayor of Zadar Zvonimir Vrančić who first endorsed himhttp://www.ezadar.hr/clanak/vrancic-podrzao-bandica Vrančić podržao Bandića ezadar.hr December 29, 2009 December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727021148/http://www.ezadar.hr/clanak/vrancic-podrzao-bandica July 27, 2011 live mdy-all but later disclaimed official support, http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=275&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=58195&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=274&cHash=79ff986cd2 HDZ-ovi odbori posipavaju se pepelom hr Croatian Radiotelevision December 30, 2009 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes and also to the HDZ branch of Makarskahttp://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/makarski-hdz-podupro-milana-bandica_288065 Makarski HDZ podupro Milana Bandića – Hrvatska Javno December 29, 2009 2009-12-31 https://archive.today/20120908212757/http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/makarski-hdz-podupro-milana-bandica_288065 September 8, 2012 live mdy-all which also retracted their support under threat of sanction. The Catholic Church in Croatia claimed that they're neutral in this; the Croatian Bishops' Conference states that they never endorse anyone. But, there are some signs of subtle pro-Bandić attitude: Croatian archbishop Josip Bozanić was visited by Milan Bandić in the Archbishop's office on January 2. http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/kaptol-tvrdi-da-je-neutralan-ali-bozanic-ipak-prima-bandica-clanak-74316 Večernji list hr Signal vjernicima – Kaptol tvrdi da je neutralan, ali Bozanić ipak prima Bandića January 1, 2010 January 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100103104621/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/kaptol-tvrdi-da-je-neutralan-ali-bozanic-ipak-prima-bandica-clanak-74316 January 3, 2010 live mdy-all The editor of the official church gazette Glas Koncila Ivan Miklenić, otherwise known as a vocal critic of President Mesić, did not endorse any candidate and instead expressed disappointment with both candidates, http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2009/12/29/0359006.html Neuslišane molitve – Kaptolu nije po volji ni Bandić ni Josipović Net.hr December 29, 2009 hr January 5, 2010 https://archive.today/20120905202537/http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2009/12/29/0359006.html September 5, 2012 live mdy-all but later made statements that were interpreted to favor Bandić. Večernji list http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/glas-koncila-okrenuo-plocu-podrzava-milana-bandica-clanak-75469 Katolici neka glasuju koga su biskupi preporučili Glas Koncila okrenuo ploču i podržava Milana Bandića hr January 5, 2010 January 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100108130144/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/glas-koncila-okrenuo-plocu-podrzava-milana-bandica-clanak-75469 January 8, 2010 live mdy-all During the campaign, numerous minor violations related to Church members were observed by GONG, in favor of Bandić. http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/gong-crkva-krsila-izbornu-sutnju-sugerirajuci-glasovanje-bandica-clanak-76965 Drugi krug predsjedničkih izbora – GONG: Crkva kršila izbornu šutnju sugerirajući glasovanje za Bandića January 10, 2010 hr Večernji list January 10, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100112130221/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/gong-crkva-krsila-izbornu-sutnju-sugerirajuci-glasovanje-bandica-clanak-76965 January 12, 2010 live mdy-all Many first-round candidates endorsed the second-round candidates, but some made public statements regarding the second round but did not endorse. Dragan Primorac made several public statements - he initially tried to stay completely neutral, but later released one where he listed some characteristics of the future president that he would want, without naming a candidate, but focusing on the fight against corruption. The reception was mixed – Večernji list said he chose no one, http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/primorac-ne-podrzava-ni-bandica-ni-josipovica-clanak-73379 Primorac ne podržava ni Bandića ni Josipovića Večernji list hr December 29, 2009 January 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100101063545/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/primorac-ne-podrzava-ni-bandica-ni-josipovica-clanak-73379 January 1, 2010 live mdy-all while Jutarnji list said that he chose Josipović, reading between the lines. http://www.jutarnji.hr/dragan-primorac-dao-podrsku-ivi-josipovicu/437882/ Drugi krug izbora – Dragan Primorac dao podršku Ivi Josipoviću Jutarnji list hr December 29, 2009 January 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100117014535/http://www.jutarnji.hr/dragan-primorac-dao-podrsku-ivi-josipovicu/437882/ January 17, 2010 live mdy-all The Josipović campaign later decided to include Primorac in their endorsement list http://josipovic.net/ostalo/popis-podrske-ivi-josipovicu/ Popis podrške Ivi Josipoviću Josipovic.net hr January 8, 2010 January 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110819031201/http://josipovic.net/ostalo/popis-podrske-ivi-josipovicu/ August 19, 2011 live mdy-all and Primorac did not seem to come forward with a public rebuttal. On the other hand, Josip Jurčević made a late public statement telling voters to void their ballot. http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/jurcevic-ne-podrzava-ni-bandica-ni-josipovica_289021 Poništite listić – Jurčević ne podržava ni Bandića ni Josipovića Javno.com hr January 7, 2010 January 9, 2010 https://archive.today/20130208094150/http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/jurcevic-ne-podrzava-ni-bandica-ni-josipovica_289021 February 8, 2013 live mdy-all Expense summary including the second round These following amounts were submitted to the DIP before the final week of the campaign. The rest will be delivered and published after the second round. The amount spent calculation was done by GONG and TIH for the same period. All numbers apart from votes are in Croatian kunas. Candidate (Party) Amount raised - until January 3 (DIP)http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/dip.nsf/wi?OpenForm Priopćenje o dostavljenim dopunama prijevremenih izvješća o visini i izvorima sredstava prikupljenima za troškove izborne promidžbe State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia January 3, 2009 3 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090316005416/http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/dip.nsf/wi?OpenForm 16 March 2009 dead dmy-all Amount spent - until January 3 (GONG) http://www.gong.hr/news.aspx?newsID=3263&pageID=1 hr GONG i TIH: koliko su kandidati u drugome krugu utrošili na oglašavanje? GONG/Transparency International Hrvatska January 7, 2009 January 7, 2010 https://archive.today/20120804144127/http://www.gong.hr/news.aspx?newsID=3263&pageID=1 August 4, 2012 dead mdy-all Total amount spent (DIP) http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=48&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=60747&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=23&cHash=8cb9be94e7 hr Croatian Radiotelevision Odakle Bandiću 6,6 mil. kn? January 26, 2010 January 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100302221451/http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=48 March 2, 2010 dead mdy-all Votes Average spent per vote   Milan Bandić (I) 6,986,061 9,589,142.60 15,278,984http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/B3623A8D7268AE87C12576B70046A6B1/$File/Milan_Bandic.pdf Priopćenje o dostavljenim prijevremenim izvješćima o visini i izvorima sredstava prikupljenima za troškove izborne promidžbe - Milan Bandić State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia January 26, 2010 March 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195143/http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/B3623A8D7268AE87C12576B70046A6B1/$File/Milan_Bandic.pdf March 3, 2016 dead mdy-all 883,222 17.3   Ivo Josipović (SDP) 4,753,082 3,937,365.20 8,950,325http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/5A0418284D8CC9C8C12576B7004F8355/$File/Ivo_Josipovic.pdf Priopćenje o dostavljenim prijevremenim izvješćima o visini i izvorima sredstava prikupljenima za troškove izborne promidžbe - Ivo Josipović State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia January 26, 2010 March 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165254/http://www.izbori.hr/izbori/izbori09predsjednikfiles.nsf/0/5A0418284D8CC9C8C12576B7004F8355/$File/Ivo_Josipovic.pdf March 3, 2016 dead mdy-all 1,339,385 6.7 Opinion polls Exit polls second round Candidate Party Ipsos PULSfor RTL and Nova Ivo Josipović SDP 64.6% Milan Bandić Independent 35.4% Source: izbori.dnevnik.hr Before the second round of vote Candidate28 Dec 2009Puls for Nova TV http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/ivo_josipovic/da-je-danas-drugi-krug-josipovic-pobjedzuje-s-56-3-posto.html Da je danas drugi krug, Josipović dobiva sa 56,3 posto Dnevnik.hr Nova TV December 28, 2009 hr December 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100114021530/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/ivo_josipovic/da-je-danas-drugi-krug-josipovic-pobjedzuje-s-56-3-posto.html January 14, 2010 dead mdy-all 29 Dec 2009Totus Opiniometar http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2009/12/29/0487006.html?pos=n1 Josipović ozbiljno 'šije' Bandića Net.hr Net.hr December 29, 2009 hr30 Dec 2009Cro Demoskop http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/crodemoskop-josipovicu-u-drugom-krugu-535-posto-bandicu-337-posto-glasova/467716.aspx CroDemoskop: Josipoviću u drugom krugu 53,5 posto, Bandiću 33,7 posto glasova Index.hr Index.hr December 30, 2009 hr December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100102052437/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/crodemoskop-josipovicu-u-drugom-krugu-535-posto-bandicu-337-posto-glasova/467716.aspx January 2, 2010 live mdy-all 2–4 Jan 2010Media Metar http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/media-metar-josipovicu-55-posto-a-bandicu-45-posto-glasova-clanak-75461 Media Metar: Josipoviću 55 posto, a Bandiću 45 posto glasova Večernji list hr January 5, 20104 Jan 2010Promocija Plus http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=275&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=58666&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=274&cHash=6b4b2d269c Promocija plus: Josipoviću 54,5%, Bandiću 37,1% Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) hr January 5, 2010 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 4–5 Jan 2010Puls for RTL Televizija and Večernji list http://www.rtl.hr/josipovic-u-finisu-kampanje-vodi-clanak-14931 Zadnja anketa prije izbora – Josipović u finišu kampanje vodi RTL Televizija January 7, 2010 hr April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 7 Jan 2010Totus Opiniometar http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2010/01/07/0490006.html?pos=n0 https://archive.today/20130218001947/http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2010/01/07/0490006.html?pos=n0 dead February 18, 2013 'Pala' odluka o predsjedniku Net.hr hr January 7, 2010 7 Jan 2010Mediana http://www.jutarnji.hr/josipovic-blizu-pobjede--bandicu-nastetili-sanader-i-mercep/466531/ Josipović blizu pobjede, Bandiću naštetili Sanader i Merčep Jutarnji list hr January 7, 2010 January 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100110052431/http://www.jutarnji.hr/josipovic-blizu-pobjede--bandicu-nastetili-sanader-i-mercep/466531 January 10, 2010 live mdy-all  Ivo Josipović (SDP) 56.3% 52.5% 53.5% 55.2% 54.5% 55.8% 52.6% 52.3% Milan Bandić (I) 31.6% 14.7% 33.7% 44.8% 37.1% 39.5% 23.8% 35.6% Remainder 12.1% 32.8% 12.9% / 8.4% 4.4% 23.6% 12% Lead 24.7% 37.8% 19.8% 10.4% 17.4% 16.3% 28.8% 16.7% Exit polls first round Candidate Party Ipsos PULSfor RTL and Nova Ivo Josipović SDP 32.7% Milan Bandić Independent 14.1%Andrija HebrangHDZ 12.1%Nadan VidoševićIndependent 11.7%Vesna PusićHNS-LD 7.6%Dragan PrimoracIndependent 5.8%Damir KajinIDS 4.1%Miroslav TuđmanIndependent 3.5%Josip JurčevićIndependent 2.6%Boris MikšićIndependent 2%Vesna Škare OžboltIndependent 1.6%Slavko VukšićDSSR 0.6% Source: izbori.dnevnik.hr Before the first round of vote Date(s) Conducted Polling Organisation/Client Ivo Josipović Milan Bandić Nadan Vidošević Andrija Hebrang Vesna Pusić Dragan Primorac Vesna Škare Ožbolt Damir Kajin Josip Jurčević Miroslav Tuđman Boris Mikšić Slavko Vukšić Undecided / none23 Dec International Institute Ifimes 24.1% 9.8% 13.3% 7.1% 6.9% 6.6% 0.2% 1.1% 0.5% 1.5% 0.4% 0.1% 28.4%23 Dec Puls for Večernji list and RTL Televizija 31.9% 16.8% 13.1% 8.1% 6.1% 7.9% 2.7% 3.1% 1.0% 2.7% 1.0% 0.6% 5%22 Dec Mediana Fides for Jutarnji list https://web.archive.org/web/20091226170849/http://www.jutarnji.hr/s-josipovicem-u-drugi-krug-ipak-ulazi-bandic/425183/ 2009-12-26 24.8% 11.9% 9.4% 6.4% 7.8% 6.7% NA NA NA NA NA NA NA22 Dec Puls for Nova TV 31% 17.4% 11.9% 9.3% 6.4% 7.9% 2.5% 3% 1.6% 2% 1% 0.6% 5.5%22 Dec Totus Opiniometar 19% 9.5% 14.2% 7% 4.6% 3% 0.2% 1.4% 0.6% 1.5% 0.4% 0.2% 26.7% / 11.4%17 Dec Puls for T-portal 29.3% 12.2% 13.9% 7.6% 7.2% 10.4% 1.2% 2.7% 2.3% 2.3% 2% 1% 9.8%17 Dec Totus Opiniometar https://web.archive.org/web/20201122095617/http://izbori.javno.com/josipovic-vodi-hebrang-pretekao-bandica_286651 2020-11-22 19.2% 6.3% 13.5% 6.8% 5.5% 3.3% 1.2% 2.2% 0.7% 0.7% 0.4% 0.2% 40%14 Dec Puls for SDP 29.6% 11.8% 14.3% 7.1% 8.2% 10.6% 2.1% 2.3% 2.1% 2.4% 0.4% 0.2% 10%9 Dec Puls for SDP 30.4% 13% 12% 8.7% 5.1% 9.8% 2% 4.1% 2.4% 2% 0.2% 0.1% 10%9 Dec Promocija Plus for HDZ https://web.archive.org/web/20091215020622/http://predsjednicki-izbori.com/istrazivanja/josipovic-vodi-u-hdz-ovoj-anketi/ 2009-12-15 30% 13% 12% 11% N/A 8% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A3 Dec CRO Demoskop (Promocija plus) 26.2% 16.2% 15.3% 7.8% 7% 8.6% 1.7% 3.4% 1% 1.8% 0.4% 0.2% 10.4%30 Nov Puls for Nova TV 25.3% 16.6% 16% 7.9% 5.8% 5.1% <5% <5% <5% <5% <5% <5% 9.5%28 Nov Puls for Večernji list and RTL Televizija 29.2% 15.6% 13.2% 7.7% 4.8% 8.5% 2.6% 3.2% 1.5% 3.4% 0.4% 0.5% 9.4%25 Nov Totus Opiniometar 16.1% 7.2% 13.8% 3.1% 2.5% 4.7% 0.6% 1.6% 1% 0.6% N/A N/A 33% Start of the official campaign19 Nov Mediana Fides for Jutarnji list 27.6% 15.4% 12.7% 8.4% 6.0% 8.1% N/A 2.2% N/A 1.2% 1.1% N/A N/A17 Nov Puls for T-Portal 28.1% 15.8% 14.4% 12.2% 7.2% 5.2% 1.1% 1.8% 1.3% 0.8% 0.3% N/A 11.4%17 Nov Puls for Nova TV 26.4% 15.7% 14.9% 11.6% 8.6% 6.8% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 14.5%4 Nov CRO Demoskop (Promocija plus) 24.9% 14.5% 13.4% 9.4% 8.6% <4% <4% <4% N/A N/A N/A N/A 13.3%4 Nov Totus Opiniometar https://web.archive.org/web/20111009134221/http://predsjednicki-izbori.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/istra%C5%BEivanje1.jpg 2011-10-09 17.2% 9.7% 14.6% 5% 5.1% 2.2% 0.6% 1.6% 0.7% 1.1% N/A N/A 43.6%31 Oct GfK for Jutarnji list https://web.archive.org/web/20091111111748/http://www.jutarnji.hr/cak-45---biraca-ne-zna-hoce-li-glasati-/340469/ 2009-11-11 17.1% 15.2% 11.9% 9% 4.4% 3.9% 1.5% 3.5% N/A 0.6% 0.6% N/A 45%31 Oct Puls for Nova TV 24.6% 17.6% 13.1% 11% 6.8% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9.1%28 Oct Puls for T-Portal 28.5% 13.6% 12.7% 10.7% 7.2% 4.2% 4.6% 4.3% 2.3% 1.6% N/A N/A 10.5%18 Oct Puls for Večernji list https://web.archive.org/web/20091202184235/http://predsjednicki-izbori.com/vijesti/da-se-odluci-kandidirati-sanader-bi-prosao-losije-od-hebranga/ 2009-12-02 26.6% 11.3% 10.8% 8% 9.2% 4.4% 5.9% 5% 1.3% 0.8% 1% N/A 10.5%18 Sep Mediana for Jutarnji list https://web.archive.org/web/20090922191918/http://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/clanak/art-2009,9,18,,176833.jl 2009-09-22 21.1% 14.7% 15% 8.3% 11% 3.3% N/A 4.5% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A11 Sep Sinergie for SDP 26.4% 6.7% 13% 7.1% 4.4% N/A 4.2% 3.3% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A26 Aug Promocija plus for SDP 25% 10.5% 10.5% 12% 9.5% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 32.5%24 Aug Hendal for Tportal 25.8% 10% 9.3% 4% 7.5% 1.3% N/A 3.3% 1.8% 2.3% 2.3% N/A 31.3%3 Aug https://archive.today/20120904173021/http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2009/08/03/0151006.html?pos=n1 CRO Demoskop (Promocija plus) 22.1% N/A 14.1% 11.1% 11.8% N/A N/A 4.8% 6.3% 2% N/A N/A 15.8%1 Aug Puls for Nova TV 32.9% N/A 12.8% 17.3% 9.7% N/A N/A 6.9% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Hypothetical second round match-ups CandidateParty17 Nov 2009Puls for Nova TV http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/vijesti/doznajte-tko-bi-bio-predsjednik-da-je-danas-drugi-krug.html Josipović u velikoj prednosti, Bandić gubi i od Vidoševića Dnevnik.hr Nova TV November 18, 2009 hr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091119063714/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/vijesti/doznajte-tko-bi-bio-predsjednik-da-je-danas-drugi-krug.html November 19, 2009 19 Nov 2009Mediana Fides for Jutarnji listhttp://www.jutarnji.hr/infografika---predizborno-istrazivanje/358708/ Veliko istraživanje Jutarnjeg: za koga će Hrvati glasati Jutarnji list hr 2009-11-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20091123135312/http://www.jutarnji.hr/infografika---predizborno-istrazivanje/358708/ 2009-11-23 dead 28 Nov 2009Puls for RTL Televizija and Večernji listhttp://www.rtl.hr/prva-velika-anketa-josipovic-u-vodstvu-clanak-13488 Prva velika anketa: Josipović u vodstvu November 28, 2009 Rtl.hr RTL Televizija hr 2009-11-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091202071107/http://www.rtl.hr/prva-velika-anketa-josipovic-u-vodstvu-clanak-13488 December 2, 2009 22 Dec 2009Puls for Nova TV http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/multimedia/josipovic-pobjedzuje-bez-obzira-na-protivnika.html Josipović pobjeđuje bez obzira na protivnika – Predsjednički izbori Dnevnik.hr Nova TV December 2009 hr 2009-12-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100447/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/multimedia/josipovic-pobjedzuje-bez-obzira-na-protivnika.html 2011-07-21 dead 23 Dec 2009Puls for RTL Televizija and Večernji listhttp://www.rtl.hr/tko-ce-s-josipovicem-u-drugi-krug-clanak-14490 Tko će s Josipovićem u drugi krug? December 23, 2009 Rtl.hr RTL Televizija hr 2009-12-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091226020730/http://www.rtl.hr/tko-ce-s-josipovicem-u-drugi-krug-clanak-14490 December 26, 2009  Ivo JosipovićSDP 54% 47.4% 55% 53% 58.2% Milan BandićIndependent 42% 36.1% 35% 36% 32.2% remainder 4% 16.5% 10% 11% 9.6% CandidateParty17 Nov 2009Puls for Nova TV19 Nov 2009Mediana Fides for Jutarnji list28 Nov 2009Puls for RTL Televizija and Večernji list22 Dec 2009Puls for Nova TV23 Dec 2009Puls for RTL Televizija and Večernji list Ivo JosipovićSDP 51% 45.7% 51% 53% 53.4% Nadan VidoševićIndependent 41% 34.2% 35% 36% 34.8% CandidateParty17 Nov 2009Puls for Nova TV28 Nov 2009Puls for RTL Televizija and Večernji list22 Dec 2009Puls for Nova TV23 Dec 2009Puls for RTL Televizija and Večernji list Ivo JosipovićSDP 63% 67% 64% 65.9% Andrija HebrangHDZ 30% 22% 25% 26.6% CandidateParty17 Nov 2009Puls for Nova TV19 Nov 2009Mediana Fides for Jutarnji list28 Nov 2009Puls for RTL Televizija and Večernji list Nadan VidoševićIndependent 52% 42.8% 47% Milan BandićIndependent 39% 21% 38% CandidateParty23 Dec 2009Puls for RTL Televizija and Večernji list Ivo JosipovićSDP 59.7% Dragan PrimoracIndependent 30.2% Results Ivo Josipović Social Democratic Party of Croatia 640594 1339385 Milan Bandić Independent 293068 883222 Andrija Hebrang Croatian Democratic Union 237998 Nadan Vidošević Independent 223892 Vesna Pusić Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats 143190 Dragan Primorac Independent 117154 Miroslav Tuđman Independent 80784 Damir Kajin Istrian Democratic Assembly 76411 Josip Jurčević Independent 54177 Boris Mikšić Independent 41491 Vesna Škare-Ožbolt Independent 37373 Slavko Vukšić Democratic Party of Slavonia Plain 8309 cyan 20890 30547 4495233 4495528 State Election CommitteeState Election Committee https://www.izbori.hr/arhiva-izbora/index.html#/app/predsjednik-2009 hr Izbori za Predsjednika Republike Hrvatske (27.12.2009.) 27 October 2021 First round result analysis thumb|Results of the first round right|thumb|Results of the first round in all of Croatia's counties: the candidate with the plurality of votes in each administrative division.#E32A30 Josipović #025EB1 Hebrang #9ACD32 Kajin The first round of the election saw the lowest turnout of any presidential election in Croatia's history with only 43.96% of all the citizens eligible to vote participating in the election compared to 50.57% five years ago and 62.98% ten years ago. Most political observers noted the public's increasing distrust in politicians and the political system as the main reason for the low turnout. http://www.novilist.hr/2009/12/28/gong-3A-izborni-dan-do-10-sati-b.aspx Slab odaziv birača, glasovao državni vrh Novi List December 27, 2009 hr April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Nationwide, Ivo Josipović obtained 32% and Milan Bandić 14%, meaning the two of them combined achieved less support than Stjepan Mesić did in 2005 in the first round only. The fact that there were only three actual left-leaning candidates meant the left was relatively united under Josipović, while the votes of the right were spread out on several prominent candidates, including Bandić, which was one of the reasons why no right wing candidate managed to qualify for a run-off. As such, this election became historic as a run-off would feature two candidates once in the same party, Josipović, who rejoined SDP a year before the election, and Bandić, who left SDP a month before the election so he could run as an independent. The candidate of the governing centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Andrija Hebrang came in third with 12% of the vote, a result noticeably better than most polls had predicted, but still seen by many as a debacle for HDZ as he achieved the lowest ever result for the party on a national level and also became their first presidential candidate not to secure a second round since Mate Granić in 2000. Nadan Vidošević, who was seen by many as a front-runner for the presidency in the beginning of the year, http://www.croportal.net/link/view/509846 Istraživanje: Vidošević najpoželjniji za predsjednika, Sanader najnegativniji političar Croportal.net March 3, 2009 hr December 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20111002001112/http://www.croportal.net/link/view/509846 October 2, 2011 live mdy-all came in fourth with 11% of the vote. Dragan Primorac was the third prominent right-wing candidate who invested huge sums in his campaign, http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/analiza-troskova-primorac-svaki-glas-platio-71-bandic-36-a-josipovic-6-kn-clanak-72840 GONG-ove procjene – Analiza troškova: Primorac svaki glas platio 71, Bandić 36, a Josipović 6 kn December 28, 2009 Večernji list hr December 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091231020617/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/analiza-troskova-primorac-svaki-glas-platio-71-bandic-36-a-josipovic-6-kn-clanak-72840 December 31, 2009 live mdy-all but in the poll he achieved only 6%, lower than what many polls had predicted. Primorac was indeed surpassed even by the centre-left candidate Vesna Pusić who was fifth, obtaining 7.25%. No other candidate achieved more than 5% on a national level. Left-wing Damir Kajin made a decent showing in his home county, but was nevertheless surpassed by the right-wing Miroslav Tuđman in the overall tally. Slavko Vukšić's final number of votes was even smaller than the number of signatures that originally supported his nomination. http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/vijesti/slavko-vuksic-iz-slavonije-donio-12-5-tisuca-potpisa.html Slavko Vukšić iz Slavonije donio 12,5 tisuća potpisa Nova TV November 17, 2009 hr December 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091118165529/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/vijesti/slavko-vuksic-iz-slavonije-donio-12-5-tisuca-potpisa.html November 18, 2009 dead mdy-all Josipović carried all 21 counties except for two, the Lika–Senj County which was carried by Andrija Hebrang and the Istria County carried by Damir Kajin. http://www.izbori.hr/2009Predsjednik/indexr.html Potpuni službeni rezultati izbora za predsjednika Republike Hrvatske State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia December 28, 2009 hr December 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091230113836/http://www.izbori.hr/2009Predsjednik/indexr.html December 30, 2009 dead mdy-all He also won the all major cities including the capital of Croatia, Zagreb, a sort of embarrassment for Bandić who is the mayor of the city. Bandić had won the 2009 Zagreb local elections with almost 150,000 votes just seven months prior, but with a turnout of 41.69%/33.62% and under the SDP banner. http://www.izbori.hr/2009Lokalni/rezultati2K/r_15_21_0021_000.html Final result of the Mayoral election for the City of Zagreb State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia June 1, 2009 hr December 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090606064802/http://www.izbori.hr/2009Lokalni/rezultati2K/r_15_21_0021_000.html June 6, 2009 live mdy-all This time he won only some 59,000 votes or 15.64% in Zagreb, with a local turnout of 52.40%. http://www.izbori.hr/2009Predsjednik/rezultati/r_21_0000.html Complete official result of the Presidential election for the City of Zagreb State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia December 28, 2009 hr December 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091230135355/http://www.izbori.hr/2009Predsjednik/rezultati/r_21_0000.html December 30, 2009 dead mdy-all First round election night As all the polls around the country closed at 7 p.m., the first exit polls were published by the major television networks. They showed Ivo Josipović easily claiming first place, but failing to obtain an outright majority winning 32%. The polls showed Milan Bandić, Andrija Hebrang and Nadan Vidošević in a statistical tie with each of them achieving 14%, 12% and 11% respectively. http://www.najnovijevijesti.net/izlazne-ankete-josipovic-vodi-sa-327-drugi-bandic-treci-hebrang_118259 Izlazne ankete: Josipović vodi sa 32,7%, drugi Bandić, treći Hebrang najnovijevijesti.net December 27, 2009 hr December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110723215538/http://www.najnovijevijesti.net/izlazne-ankete-josipovic-vodi-sa-327-drugi-bandic-treci-hebrang_118259 July 23, 2011 dead mdy-all Andrija Hebrang's third place was seen as a great success as most opinion polls before the first round showed him with only single-digit approval, while Nadan Vidošević's placing was seen as a disappointment since most polls before the vote showed him battling for second place with Milan Bandić. http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/josipovic-dobio-3244-bandic-148-posto-glasova_287745 Josipović dobio 32,44, Bandić 14,8 posto glasova Javno.com December 28, 2009 hr December 30, 2009 https://archive.today/20130126222816/http://www.javno.com/hr-hrvatska/josipovic-dobio-3244-bandic-148-posto-glasova_287745 January 26, 2013 live mdy-all The polls predicted Vesna Pusić and Dragan Primorac would be the only other candidates to pass 5% with each of them collecting 7% and 5% respectively. http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/pogledajte-izlazne-ankete-nove-tv-i-ipsos-pulsa.html/ Izlazne ankete: Vode Josipović i Bandić, Hebrang im za petama Nova TV December 27, 2009 hr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100502/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/pogledajte-izlazne-ankete-nove-tv-i-ipsos-pulsa.html/ July 21, 2011 In 2007, during the parliamentary election, all exit polls predicted SDP would narrowly win, when in the reality HDZ turned out as the victor. http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/izlazne-ankete-sdp-u-blagoj-prednosti-pred-hdz-om.html Izlazne ankete: SDP u blagoj prednosti pred HDZ-om Nova TV November 25, 2007 hr December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721155111/http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/izlazne-ankete-sdp-u-blagoj-prednosti-pred-hdz-om.html July 21, 2011 live mdy-all With that in mind, Andrija Hebrang expressed conviction that when actual results were published, he would overtake Bandić and qualify for second round. He claimed that exit polls do not take into account the votes coming from the citizens living abroad and that conservative voters do not participate in exit polls as much as liberal voters. http://business.hr/hr/Naslovnica/Politika/Macek-Hebrang-sigurno-ulazi-u-drugi-krug Maček: Hebrang sigurno ulazi u drugi krug business.hr December 27, 2009 hr December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100159/http://www.business.hr/hr/Naslovnica/Politika/Macek-Hebrang-sigurno-ulazi-u-drugi-krug July 21, 2011 dead mdy-all However, the exit polls predicted the outcome almost perfectly as the country's electoral commission's results later confirmed. http://www.izbori.hr/2009Predsjednik/rezultati/r_00_0000.html POTPUNI SLUŽBENI REZULTATI IZBORA ZA PREDSJEDNIKA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE DIP December 28, 2009 hr December 27, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20130420222242/http://www.izbori.hr/2009Predsjednik/rezultati/r_00_0000.html April 20, 2013 dead mdy-all Ivo Josipović gave a short speech after the exit polls were announced saying he was confident the official results would match the results they predicted. After the official results were published, he gave a victory speech shortly after midnight thanking his colleagues and especially his voters for their support and expressed conviction he would be the victor once again two weeks later. He said the citizens of Croatia have a choice between the light and the dark, with him being the light, referring to his untarnished political record, and Bandić being the dark, referring to his allegations of corruption. Milan Bandić arrived to his campaign headquarters just a couple of minutes before midnight and just a couple of minutes after the results were announced he gave his speech. He congratulated all the other candidates and said a new race began that night. He said he would be an independent president, not a remote-control of Zoran Milanović and accused Josipović of being a project of the highest-ranking members of SDP. He claimed Croatia needs a president that works for them, not for his party. While he was speaking, most television networks were showing scenes from Josipović headquarters in the corner, with Milanović observing Bandić's remarks. During the middle of his speech, right when Bandić was bashing his former party and its leader, Josipović came to the stage and all television stations switched to hear what he had to say. http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/obracanje-milana-bandica.html Obraćanje Milana Bandića Nova TV December 28, 2009 hr December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721102708/http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/obracanje-milana-bandica.html July 21, 2011 live mdy-all Andrija Hebrang accused his party's dissidents, Vidošević and Primorac, as well as most right-wing candidates for 'stealing' his votes saying the result was that two left-wingers would face-off in the second round. Despite this, he called the election a great victory of the right claiming that right-leaning candidates combined achieved better results that left-leaning candidates combined. http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/obracanje-andrije-hebranga.html Obraćanje Andrije Hebranga Nova TV December 28, 2009 hr December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721102724/http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/obracanje-andrije-hebranga.html July 21, 2011 live mdy-all In making this assertion, he failed to consider Bandić as left-leaning, and ignored Vidošević's appeal to the left-leaning voters as well. Vidošević conceded defeat saying that one should never blame his failures on others, but himself. He urged the public to continue believing in a better tomorrow saying that Croatia should be a country of knowledge and justice, not of corruption and divisiveness. http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/nadanobracanje.html Obraćanje Nadana Vidoševića Nova TV December 28, 2009 hr December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110901133201/http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/nadanobracanje.html September 1, 2011 live mdy-all Pusić gave a short teary speech calling Croatia a country with a lot of potential with only the right leadership. She also noted that no government would ever be able to win without the support of HNS. http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/obracanje-vesne-pusic.html Obraćanje Vesne Pusić Nova TV December 28, 2009 hr December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110901133634/http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/obracanje-vesne-pusic.html September 1, 2011 live mdy-all Primorac said he would be forming a new party which would be independent from both HDZ and SDP and said he saw a bright future for Croatia. http://www.rtl.hr/primorac-vracamo-se-na-velika-vrata-video-5329 Primorac: Vraćamo se na velika vrata RTL Televizija December 28, 2009 hr December 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100116143006/http://www.rtl.hr/primorac-vracamo-se-na-velika-vrata-video-5329 January 16, 2010 live mdy-all This election night also saw great drama with the war of the television networks. Nova TV and RTL Televizija organized the exit polls together and offered HRT to participate, however HRT refused claiming they were unaware exit polls would be permitted as electoral silence lasted until midnight. HRT showed the results of the exit polls during their prime-time news show Dnevnik. Nova TV and RTL Televizija objected and demanded HRT to pay for distributing their polls.http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/74503/prisavska-posla-htv-pokrao-izlazne-ankete-novoj-tv-i-rtl-u Prisavska posla: HTV 'ukrao' izlazne ankete Novoj TV i RTL-u Nacional 28 December 2009 hr Prisavlje business: Croatian Radiotelevision 'steals' Nova TV and RTL exit polls 23 July 2012 13 June 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110613180009/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/74503/prisavska-posla-htv-pokrao-izlazne-ankete-novoj-tv-i-rtl-u Second round result analysis thumb|Results of the second round The first round of the election saw the lowest turnout for any Croatian presidential election ever, so many political pundits at the beginning of the runoff campaign predicted an even lower turnout for the second round. However, as the campaign started to become more heated and the electoral body more divided, it was evident the runoff election would have a greater turnout than the first round. The increase in turnout was 277,661 people, of which 268,166 cast valid votes. Overall, 50.13% of citizens who are eligible to vote fulfilled their public right. That's a little more than 6 percentage points higher turnout than the first round and on pair with five years ago, but 10 percentage points less than 10 years ago and the lowest turnout for a runoff presidential election ever. Nationwide, Ivo Josipović achieved 1,339,385 votes, or 60.26%, while Milan Bandić won 883,222 votes, or 39.74%. Most polls before the election were showing Josipović with a hefty double-digit lead, but never as much as 20 percentage points as he achieved during the election. The difference between the two candidates came as a surprise to many pundits and analysts for two reasons: the polls usually favor the more liberal candidate since left-leaning voters tend to participate in opinion polls more than conservative voters; and the fact that most polls before the election didn't include the votes from the citizens living abroad, which was expected to be a strong boost for Bandić come Election Day. Nevertheless, the final result is similar to the result of the last several polls when only the certain voters were taken into account, which may indicate that few undecided voters actually went to the polls in the second round. thumb|350px|left|Votes for Josipović in the 2nd roundThe bottom right square represents extraterritorial votersZagreb (Z) boroughs are also shown separatelyJosipović won all Croatian counties except for the Lika-Senj county, the least populated Croatian county. Similarly, he won all cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants and all cities that are county seats, except for Gospić, which is also the smallest. The capital city Zagreb was also won by Josipović, with a margin that was slightly higher than the national average. Bandić was unsuccessful in the majority of Zagreb boroughs, but he did win Lika and the extraterritorial electoral unit, where the majority of votes came from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The closest margins were in the traditional right-wing strongholds in parts of Slavonia and Dalmatia. According to the exit polls Josipović won more than 90% of Vesna Pusić's voters and 70% of Nadan Vidošević's voters. He also managed to consolidate the traditionally centre-left voters winning 90% of his party's as well as more than 80% of HNS voters and more than 70% of the centrist HSLS and centre-right HSS voters, at the same time appealing to every fourth HDZ voter. Bandić won almost 80% of all Hebrang voters as well as 57% of Primorac's voters and obtained 3 quarters of all HDZ voters, confirming the assumption that Bandić mostly appealed to the right. http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/ivo_josipovic/hrvatska-u-crvenom-bandic-je-bio-kandidat-hdz-a.html hr Hrvatska 'u crvenom': Bandić je zapravo bio kandidat HDZ-a January 11, 2010 Nova TV January 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100114021534/http://izbori.dnevnik.hr/clanak/ivo_josipovic/hrvatska-u-crvenom-bandic-je-bio-kandidat-hdz-a.html January 14, 2010 dead mdy-all The result was not received particularly well by the Church gazette Glas Koncila editor Ivan Miklenić, who stated Josipović's legitimacy, but first pointed out that he was elected by less than a third of the total population, and claimed that he was supported by "obscure power centers". He concluded that the election is the result of a policy of continuation and "not a democratic breakthrough". Glas Koncila hr http://www.glas-koncila.hr/rubrike_komentar.html?broj_ID=18087 Potvrda kontinuiteta Ivan Miklenić January 17, 2010 January 16, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100117073658/http://www.glas-koncila.hr/rubrike_komentar.html?broj_ID=18087 January 17, 2010 dead mdy-all The secular Jutarnji list editor Davor Butković lambasted that opinion, saying he was personally a Catholic but was offended by the notion that the Church would undermine the election result. Having a third of the electorate's votes is not relevant because not even the late Franjo Tuđman or even any single Government was ever elected with more than a half of the electorate. He concluded by asking why the Church is "insulting its faithful who voted for Josipović" and saying that as long as this kind of a stance persists, the Croatian churches will "remain empty other than on major holidays". Jutarnji list hr http://www.jutarnji.hr/zasto-kaptol-vrijeda-svoje-vjernike-koji-su-glasali-za-josipovica/486152/ Zašto Kaptol vrijeđa svoje vjernike koji su glasali za Josipovića January 14, 2010 January 16, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100117071930/http://www.jutarnji.hr/zasto-kaptol-vrijeda-svoje-vjernike-koji-su-glasali-za-josipovica/486152 January 17, 2010 live mdy-all The secular Večernji list chief commentator Milan Ivkošić once again called on Josipović to stay away from former President Mesić's "selective finger-pointing" which in his opinion particularly impacted the President's relations with Kaptol, in addition to a perceived "complaisance in the defence of Croatian national interests". He also noted that the new president remains "marked" by his agnosticism in relation to the right-wing voting body, but called on the Croatians to determine a basic consensus and avoid any accusations of "treason". Večernji list hr http://www.vecernji.hr/kolumne/drukciji-mesica-kolumna-79258 Rodoljubna zanovijetanja - Drukčiji od Mesića?! January 14, 2010 January 16, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100117081501/http://www.vecernji.hr/kolumne/drukciji-mesica-kolumna-79258 January 17, 2010 live mdy-all Josipović indeed explicitly stated that he "will not step into that whole polemic" and that he has no comment. Slobodna Dalmacija hr http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/87572/Default.aspx Josipović bez komentara na Glas Koncila, Bozanić čestitao: Promičite nacionalne interese January 14, 2010 January 16, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404132236/http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/87572/Default.aspx April 4, 2012 live mdy-all Second round election night thumb|300px|Ivo Josipović prepares to give a victory speech after it was announced he would be the next president When the polls around the country closed at 19:00 RTL and Nova TV published the results of the exit polls conducted by Ipsos PULS. They predicted a landslide win for Josipović, giving him an advantage of almost 30 percentage points, significantly larger than all of the second-round polls. This shifted much of the political commentary and rendered much of the expected drama moot. The Josipović headquarters started celebrating immediately after the polls closed claiming that the difference is too large for Bandić to overcome and the exit polls don't feature such a large statistical margin of error. The Bandić campaign said they'll wait for official results, but admitted it would be very hard for Bandić to overtake Josipović's 30 point lead even when the votes from abroad were tallied. The exit polls predicted the outcome well as the ratio between the two candidates was 9 to 1 for Bandić abroad, where there were no exit polls, which narrowed Josipović's victory to a final difference of 21 percentage points. After the official results were announced at midnight it was evident that Ivo Josipović was elected the third president of the Republic. He gave a victory speech shortly after thanking everybody who voted for him, but also saying he would be the president of all, not just the left. He called his victory a step in the right direction and said he would work hard for justice and a better Croatia. http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/josipovic-ovo-je-bila-pobjednicka-simfonija.html hr Josipović: Ovo je bila pobjednička simfonija January 11, 2010 Nova TV January 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100117015138/http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/josipovic-ovo-je-bila-pobjednicka-simfonija.html January 17, 2010 live mdy-all Josipović did not finish his acceptance speech before Bandić started his concession speech, using the opportunity to decry "hate, contempt and intolerance from everyone" towards him. http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/cestitam-kolegi-josipovicu-a-vec-sutra-sam-poslu-clanak-77188 hr Čestitam kolegi Josipoviću, a već sutra sam na poslu January 10, 2010 Večernji list http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/bandic-priznao-poraz.html hr Josipović: Bandić priznao poraz January 11, 2010 Nova TV January 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110901132251/http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/bandic-priznao-poraz.html September 1, 2011 live mdy-all http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/vracam-se-raditi-svoj-posao.html hr Vraćam se raditi svoj posao January 11, 2010 Nova TV January 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110901134252/http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/vracam-se-raditi-svoj-posao.html September 1, 2011 live mdy-all The Bandić self-victimization was ultimately not well received by both the voters and the media. http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/ipak-je-kraju-skromni-david-pobijedio-bahatog-golijata-clanak-77801 hr Večernji list Večernjakovi kolumnisti o izboru Ive Josipovića za hrvatskog predsjednika January 11, 2010 January 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100113091702/http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/ipak-je-kraju-skromni-david-pobijedio-bahatog-golijata-clanak-77801 January 13, 2010 live mdy-all During election night, Milanović gave an interview to the three major television networks where he congratulated Ivo Josipović and called on Jadranka Kosor to hold a meeting with him where they would discuss the major political differences between their two parties and find a way to agree on how to help the economy further. http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/milanovic-o-pobjedi-ive-josipovica.html hr Milanović o pobjedi Ive Josipovića January 11, 2010 Nova TV January 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110901133109/http://videoteka.novatv.hr/multimedia/milanovic-o-pobjedi-ive-josipovica.html September 1, 2011 live mdy-all The prime minister responded the very same night when she congratulated Josipović saying she invited the opposition leader for a coffee over six months ago claiming he refused. http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2010/01/11/0757006.html hr Net.hr Tko je Milanović da mene poziva na razgovor? January 11, 2010 January 21, 2010 https://archive.today/20120905054254/http://www.net.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/page/2010/01/11/0757006.html September 5, 2012 dead mdy-all Milanović responded the next day by saying he doesn't want finger-pointing, but a constructive discussion about jobs, the budget and tax reform. They came to an agreement the following week and they held a meeting on 21 January. http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/kosor-i-milanovic-popili-famoznu-kavu-nismo-neprijatelji-nego-politicki-suparnici/471529.aspx hr Index.hr Kosor i Milanović popili famoznu kavu: "Nismo neprijatelji nego politički suparnici" January 21, 2010 January 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100125035625/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/kosor-i-milanovic-popili-famoznu-kavu-nismo-neprijatelji-nego-politicki-suparnici/471529.aspx January 25, 2010 live mdy-all Although HRT admitted they crossed the line two weeks ago when they reported the results of the exit polls conducted by RTL and Nova TV, they once again 'borrowed' the results for the second round election night. This caused a stir within HRT against the main editor of the news program Hloverka Novak-Srzić who was faced with scandals long before the election night incident. Finally, exactly nine days after the election, on 19 January, she was released of her duties as chief editor. http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/88247/Default.aspx hr Slobodna Dalmacija Smijenjena Hloverka Novak Srzić: Ovo je olakšanje; Latin: Hvala Bogu! January 19, 2010 January 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404132311/http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/88247/Default.aspx April 4, 2012 live mdy-all References Category:Presidential elections in Croatia Croatia President Croatia President Croatia Croatia President President Category:Modern history of Croatia