Presidential elections were held in

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in January 2000,

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p410 the third since independence in 1991. They were also the first early presidential elections, as they were held due to the death of incumbent president

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on 10 December 1999, as well as being the last elections held under the

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of government, by which the President was the most powerful official in the government structure and could appoint and dismiss the

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and their cabinet. As no candidate received the required majority (50%+1 vote of the valid votes cast) in the first round on 24 January, a second round was held on 7 February, the first time a second round had been required in the country's history. The result was a victory for

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of the Croatian People's Party, who received 56% of the vote. Voter turnout was 63% in the first round and 61% in the second round.Nohlen & Stöver, p420 Mesić was inaugurated for a five-year term as the second president of Croatia on 18 February 2000 at St Mark's Square in front of the justices of the Constitutional Court.

Results

First round results by county

Second round results by county

References

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