2022 Split local elections

Elections were held in Split, Croatia, on 26 June 2022 for the 73rd Mayor of Split, the two deputy mayors and the 31 members of the Split City Council, as well as city district councils.[3]

Main article: 2021 Croatian local elections
2022 Split local elections
26 June 2022 (first round)
10 July 2022 (second round)
Turnout31.57% (first round)[1] Decrease 12.39%
28.35% (runoff)[2] Decrease 15.18%
 
Candidate Ivica Puljak Zoran Đogaš
Party Centre Independent
Popular vote 27,496 13,243
Percentage 66.16% 31.86%
Mayor before election

Ivica Puljak
Centre

 Elected Mayor

Ivica Puljak
Centre

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Snap elections were called due to the crisis in the city council, when the current mayor Ivica Puljak lost his majority and when his deputy Bojan Ivošević was charged with threatening a journalist.[4] On April 8, Mayor Puljak and both his deputies resigned, setting a legal 90-day deadline for holding new mayoral elections. In the following days, several councilors also resigned, creating the conditions for holding council elections.[5]

Ivica Puljak won reelection becoming first mayor of Split to do that, while his party Centre won 8 seats more than year before for a total of 15 out of 31 seat.[6]

Candidates

On 10 June 2022, State Election Committee of Croatia published list of nine candidates for the Mayor and eleven party lists running for the council.[7][8]

Candidate Party affiliation Running mates Party affiliation Notes about the candidate
Ivica Puljak Centre Bojan Ivošević Centre Particle physicist and university professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split, current mayor of Split[9]
Antonio Kuzmanić
Zoran Đogaš Independent, proposed by Croatian Democratic Union Tomislav Šuta Croatian Democratic Union Neuroscientist and former dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Split[10]
Zrinka Mužinić Bikić
Davor Matijević Social Democratic Party Dino Sinovčić Social Democratic Party Current member of city council and secretary branch of SDP in Split, president of Blatine city district and a member of the Main Board of the SDP of Croatia[11]
Suzana Piacun
Željko Kerum Croatian Civic Party Igor Stanišić Croatian Civic Party Entrepreneur and former Mayor of Split (2009-2013)[12]
Lidija Bekavac
Ante Franić Independent Jadranka Bandalo-Žebčević Independent Former member of SDP and candidate for Mayor of Split in 2021[13]
Goran Soko
Josip Markotić Bridge of Independent Lists Ivica Grković Bridge of Independent Lists Doctor of bioethics and former professor on Catholic University of Croatia, current member of city council[14]
Ivana Ljulj Cvitanić
Aris Zlodre Homeland Movement Željka Mustapić Homeland Movement Entrepreneur[15]
Davor Stipan
Tamara Visković We can! Marinko Biškić We can! Philosopher and art historian[16]
Tomo Matičević
Kristina Vidan Smart for Split and Dalmatia Mariana Bucat Smart for Split and Dalmatia Current member of city council[17]
Lucia Grčić

Mayoral election
Candidates First round Runoff
Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
Ivica Puljak Centre 22,561 48.73 27,496 66.16
Zoran Đogaš Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Peasant Party		 11,887 25.67 13,243 31.86
Željko Kerum Croatian Civic Party 3,677 7.94
Josip Markotić The Bridge 2,100 4.53
Aris Zlodre Homeland Movement
Croatian Demochristian Party
Croatian Party of Rights
Croatian Sovereignists		 1,802 3.89
Davor Matijević Social Democratic Party
Croatian Party of Pensioners		 1,779 3.84
Tamara Visković We can!
New Left		 861 1.85
Kristina Vidan Smart for Split and Dalmatia 595 1.28
Ante Franić Independent 309 0.66
Valid votes: 45,571 98.49 40,739 98.02
Invalid votes: 700 1.51 823 1.98
Turnout: 46,271 31.57 41,562 28.35
Expected voters: 146,578 146,583
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: State election commission[18][19]

Council election
Party list Previous

seats

 Votes % Seats % Seat

change

Centre
7 / 31
 19,376 42.47
15 / 31
 48.39 Increase8
Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Peasant Party
9 / 31
 10.866 23.81
8 / 31
 25.81 Decrease1
Croatian Civic Party
4 / 31
 3,246 7.11
2 / 31
 6.45 Decrease2
The Bridge
3 / 31
 3,017 6.61
2 / 31
 6.45 Decrease1
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Croatian Party of Pensioners
3 / 31
 2,626 5.75
2 / 31
 6.45 Decrease1
Homeland Movement
Croatian Demochristian Party
Croatian Party of Rights
Croatian Sovereignists
0 / 31
 2,571 5.63
2 / 31
 6.45 Increase2
We can!
New Left
2 / 31
 1,733 3.79
0 / 31
 0.00 Decrease2
Smart for Split and Dalmatia
1 / 31
 1,168 2.56
0 / 31
 0.00 Decrease1
Independent Youth List
Croatian Social Liberal Party
0 / 31
 562 1.23
0 / 31
 0.00 Steady0
Independent list of Ante Franić
0 / 31
 335 0.73
0 / 31
 0.00 Steady0
Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats
Croatian Labourists – Labour Party
0 / 31
 122 0.26
0 / 31
 0.00 Steady0
Total: 45,622 98.53 31 Steady 0
Invalid votes: 681 1.47
Turnout: 46,317 31.60
Expected voters: 146,578
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: State election commission[20]

Opinion polls

First round
Polling Firm Fieldwork date Sample
size		 Ivica Puljak Zoran Đogaš Željko Kerum Davor Matijević Josip Markotić Kristina Vidan Tamara Visković Aris Zlodre Ante Franić Others Undecided Lead
Election results 26 June — 48.73 25.67 7.94 3.84 4.53 1.28 1.85 3.89 0.66 – – 23.06
Ipsos 15–18 June 600 37.5 23.6 11.0 3.8 6.6 3.0 4.0 3.0 – – 7.5 13.9
Promocija plus 15–18 June 600 35.3 23.7 9.4 6.2 3.7 3.4 2.7 2.1 0.5 – 12.9 11.6

Second round
Polling Firm Fieldwork date Sample
size		 Ivica Puljak Zoran Đogaš Željko Kerum Undecided Will not vote Lead
Election results 10 July — 66.16 31.86 – – – 34.30
Promocija plus 30 June–1 July 600 59.7 30.1 – 8.0 2.2 29.6
Promocija plus 15–18 June 600 47.5 37.1 – 7.8 7.6 10.4
53.7 – 24.2 9.7 12.4 29.5
– 51.8 16.3 12.9 19.0 35.5

Council election
Polling Firm Fieldwork date Sample
size		 Centar HDZ
HSS		 HGS SDP
HSU		 Pametno Most DP
HDS
HSP
HS		 Možemo
NL		 NLM
HSLS		 List of Ante Franić HNS-LD
HL-SR		 Others Undecided Lead
Election results 26 June — 42.47 23.81 7.11 6.75 2.56 6.61 5.63 3.79 1.23 0.73 0.26 – – 18.66
Seat average (D'Hondt method) 11 9 3 3 2 3 – – – – – – – 2
Ipsos 15–18 June 600 27.0 23.4 8.3 7.5 3.9 9.2 – 6.1 – – – 7.6 7.0 3.6
Promocija plus 15–18 June 600 31.2 20.7 7.3 7.1 6.7 5.4 4.7 3.7 1.2 0.5 0.3 – 11.2 10.5

See also

References
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