2000 Croatian Presidential Election

24 January 2000 (first round) 7 February 2000 (second round) · Mesić and the constitutional change · two-round vote

Stjepan Mesić won in the runoff with 56.01% against Dražen Budiša on 43.99%. Turnout 63.0% in the first round and 60.9% in the second.

President before

Zlatko Tomčić (acting)

HSS

Elected President

Stjepan Mesić

HNS

Winning share

56.0%

second round

Turnout

63.0%

second round 60.9%

The result

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Stjepan Mesić

Croatian People's Party · 1,100,671 votes

56.01%

second round

Dražen Budiša

Croatian Social Liberal Party · 741,837 votes

43.99%

second round

Mate Granić

Croatian Democratic Union · 601,588 votes

22.58%

first round

Slaven Letica

Independent · 110,782 votes

4.16%

first round

Anto Đapić

Croatian Party of Rights · 49,288 votes

1.85%

first round

Ante Ledić

Independent · 22,875 votes

0.86%

first round

Tomislav Merčep

Croatian Popular Party · 22,672 votes

0.85%

first round

Ante Prkačin

New Croatia · 7,401 votes

0.28%

first round

Zvonimir Šeparović

Independent · 7,235 votes

0.27%

first round


Stjepan Mesić	Croatian People's Party	1,100,671	41.31%	1,433,372	56.01%
Dražen Budiša	Croatian Social Liberal Party	741,837	27.84%	1,125,969	43.99%
Mate Granić	Croatian Democratic Union	601,588	22.58%	—	—
Slaven Letica	Independent	110,782	4.16%	—	—
Anto Đapić	Croatian Party of Rights	49,288	1.85%	—	—
Ante Ledić	Independent	22,875	0.86%	—	—
Tomislav Merčep	Croatian Popular Party	22,672	0.85%	—	—
Ante Prkačin	New Croatia	7,401	0.28%	—	—
Zvonimir Šeparović	Independent	7,235	0.27%	—	—