2021 Rijeka local elections

The 2021 Rijeka local elections were the elections for the 15th mayor of Rijeka, the two deputy mayors and the 31 members of the Rijeka City Council. It was a part of the Croatian local elections which were held on 16 May 2021.[3] The incumbent mayor, Vojko Obersnel of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), announced on 6 November 2020 that he would be retiring at the end of his sixth consecutive term in office.[4] The first round saw Marko Filipović (30.25%) and Davor Štimac (16.10%). Filipović is defending the "long-time stronghold" of the SDP against independent centre-right candidate Štimac.[5]

2021 Rijeka mayoral election

16 May 2021
30 May 2021 (runoff for mayor)
Mayoral election
Turnout37.60% (first round)[1] Increase 0.95%
34.16% (runoff)[2] Increase 5.74%
 
Candidate Marko Filipović Davor Štimac
Party SDP Independent
First round 11,970
30.25%
6,371
16.10%
Runoff 18,902
52.64%
15,795
43.99%

Results of the second round in all local committees: the candidate with the majority of votes in each local committee:
  Marko Filipović   Davor Štimac

Mayor before election

Vojko Obersnel
SDP

Elected Mayor

Marko Filipović
SDP

City Council election

All 31 seats in the Rijeka City Council
16 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
SDP coalition Marko Filipović 28.05 10 -5
HDZ Josip Ostrogović 16.30 6 -1
Independent list of Davor Štimac Davor Štimac 11.11 4 +4
Most Marin Miletić 10.38 4 +2
PGS Nikola Ivaniš 8.62 3 +3
We can! Nebojša Zelič 7.64 2 +2
AM Vedran Vivoda 5.58 2 -3

Results

Mayoral election

Candidates First round Runoff
Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
Marko Filipović Social Democratic Party 11,970 30.25 18,902 52.64
Davor Štimac Independent 6,371 16.10 11,210 46.13
Josip Ostrogović Croatian Democratic Union 5,587 14.11
Marin Miletić Bridge of Independent Lists 4,474 11.30
Nikola Ivaniš Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar 4,396 11.10
Nebojša Zelič We Can! 1,707 4.31
Ana Blečić-Jelenović List for Fiume 1,515 3.82
Katarina Peović Worker's Front 1,142 2.88
Vedran Vivoda Youth Action 979 2.47
Hrvoje Burić Bura 444 1.12
Antun Antunović Independent 311 0.78
Valid votes: 38,896 98.37 34,697 96.63
Invalid votes: 644 1.63 1,211 3.37
Turnout: 39,540 37.60 35,908 34.13
Expected voters: 105,231 105,195

The percentages of votes from each candidate are calculated from number of valid voters
The percentages of valid and invalid votes are calculated from the turnout number
The turnout percentage is calculated from the number of expected voters

Source: City of Rijeka (Election results)

City council election

Party list Previous
seats
Votes % Seats % Seat
change
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Croatian Party of Pensioners
Istrian Democratic Assembly
Croatian Peasant Party
15 / 37
10,883 28.05
10 / 31
32.26 Decrease 5
Croatian Democratic Union
7 / 37
6,325 16.30
6 / 31
19.35 Decrease 1
Independent list of Davor Štimac
0 / 37
4,312 11.11
4 / 31
12.90 Increase 4
The Bridge
2 / 37
4,030 10.38
4 / 31
12.90 Increase 2
Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar
Croatian Labourists – Labour Party
0 / 37
3,348 8.62
3 / 31
9.68 Increase 3
We can!
New Left
0 / 37
2,964 7.64
2 / 31
6.45 Increase 2
Youth Action
Union of Kvarner
Alternativa
5 / 35
2,168 5.58
2 / 31
6.45 Decrease 3
List for Fiume
2 / 37
1,921 4.95
0 / 31
0.00 Decrease 2
Worker's Front
0 / 37
1,512 3.89
0 / 31
0.00 Steady 0
Homeland Movement
Croatian Party of Rights
0 / 37
769 1.98
0 / 31
0.00 Steady 0
Bura
4 / 37
563 1.45
0 / 31
0.00 Decrease 4
Total: 38,795 98.19 31 Decrease 6
Invalid votes: 714 1.81
Turnout: 39,509 37.55
Expected voters: 105,231

The percentages of votes from each list are calculated from number of valid voters
The percentages of valid and invalid votes are calculated from the turnout number
The turnout percentage is calculated from the number of expected voters

Source: City of Rijeka ('Election results')

Serbian minority by-election

Party list Votes % Seats % Seat
change
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Independent Democratic Serb Party
Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar
Istrian Democratic Assembly
Croatian Party of Pensioners
Croatian Peasant Party
165 51.24
1 / 1
100.00 Increase 1
List for Fiume
Democratic Alliance of Serbs
157 48.76
0 / 1
0.00 Steady 0
Total: 322 96.12 1 Increase 1
Invalid votes: 13 3.88
Turnout: 335 4.82
Expected voters: 6,953
The percentages of votes from each list are calculated from number of valid voters

The percentages of valid and invalid votes are calculated from the turnout number
The turnout percentage is calculated from the number of expected voters

Source: City of Rijeka ('Election results')

Opinion polls

First round

Polling Firm Fieldwork date Sample
size
Marko Filipović Davor Štimac Nikola Ivaniš Josip Ostrogović Marin Miletić Nebojša Zelič Ana Blečić Jelenović Katarina Peović Vedran Vivoda Hrvoje Burić Antun Antunović Undecided Lead
Election results 16 May 30.3 16.1 11.1 14.1 11.3 4.3 3.8 2.9 2.5 1.1 0.8 - 14.2
IPSOS 4–5 May 600 22.8 21.2 14.4 11.5 9.6 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.0 1.8 1.2 6.3 1.6
MASMI 28 April  3 May 600 23.3 16.3 12.1 14.1 10.1 4.9 4.3 4.5 2.0 - - - 7.0
IPSOS PULS 16−21 April 800 22.9 14.9 13.8 10.9 12.5 4.5 2.6 4.2 3.0 - - - 8.0
MASMI 11–14 March 600 20.6 14.5 7.9 13.3 14.6 3.2 - 6.8 4.5 3.2 - - 6.0
IPSOS PULS 27 February  3 March 800 15.4 14.9 10.9 8.1 15.8 4.2 6.3 5.6 3.2 1.9 - - 0.4

Second round

Polling Firm Fieldwork date Sample
size
Marko Filipović Davor Štimac Nikola Ivaniš Marin Miletić Josip Ostrogović Undecided Will not vote Lead
IPSOS 4–5 May 600 40.4 46.9 4.5 7.4 6.5
38.8 38.8 6.9 15.1 0.0
49.2 30.7 8.1 11.3 18.5
52.2 31.0 6.5 9.7 21.2
MASMI 28 April  3 May 600 39.1 36.4 12.0 12.5 2.7
48.3 22.1 13.1 16.5 26.2
49.0 20.7 28.3

Rijeka City Council

Polling Firm Fieldwork date Sample
size
SDP Davor Štimac List PGS HDZ Most Možemo RI RF DP AM Others Undecided Lead
Election results 16 May 28.1 11.1 8.6 16.3 10.4 7.6 4.9 3.9 2.0 5.6 1.5 - 11.8
IPSOS 4–5 May 600 24.2 17.5 15 12.7 7.8 4.8 4.1 2.9 2.0 1.5 - 6.9 6.7
MASMI 28 April  3 May 600 23.6 13.1 8.0 16.7 9.3 - 4.7 - - 4.9 - - 6.9
IPSOS PULS 16−21 April 800 25.3 12.2 9.4 12.6 10.7 7.1 4.8 2.8 2.2 6.3 - - 12.8
IPSOS PULS 27 February  3 March 800 21.6 12.7 5.8 11.0 11.3 5.8 5.4 3.6 1.1 7.7 - 9.9 8.9
MASMI 11–14 March 600 20.9 12.1 5.8 13.9 9.5 8.4 5.1 4.8 - 5.1 - - 7.0

Aftermath

The constituent session of the city council was held on June 29 at the Croatian Cultural Center in Sušak. Ana Trošelj (PGS) was elected president of the council, and Josip Ostrogović (HDZ) and Željko Jovanović (SDP) were elected vice presidents. The majority in the council will be made up of the SDP coalition and the coalition of PGS and Labor, while the opposition includes HDZ, Most and the coalition of AM, UK and Alternativa.[6]

Due to the failure to represent the representatives of the Serbian national minority in the council, by-elections were announced for October 3, 2021 for the election of one representative of the minority. This will increase the number of representatives in the council to 32.[7]

See also

References

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  7. "Odluka o raspisivanju dopunskih izbora za članove predstavničkih tijela jedinica lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave iz reda pripadnika nacionalne manjine, odnosno iz reda pripadnika hrvatskog naroda" (PDF). izbori.hr (in Croatian). Government of Croatia. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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