Local elections were held in Croatia on 18 May 2025, with a second round on 1 June. All seats of the county prefects, mayors and municipality heads and members of county, municipal and city councils were up for election. Additional elections for national minorities representatives were held on 5 October of the same year.
Election system
Croatia's county prefects, mayors and municipality heads are elected to four-year terms by a majority of votes cast within applicable local government units, with a runoff election if no candidate achieves a majority in the first round of voting. Members of county, city and municipal councils are elected to four-year terms through proportional representation, with the entire local government unit as a single constituency. The number of council members is defined by the councils themselves, based on applicable legislation. Electoral committees are tasked with determining whether the national minorities are represented in the council (as required by the constitution), adding further members to the council (who belong to the appropriate minorities) by selecting them from unelected-candidate lists. Election silence, as in all other elections in Croatia, is enforced on the day of the elections and the previous day, ending at 7:00 pm when the polling stations close and exit polls may be announced.
Number of seats in each county, city or municipality is defined by the Law on Local and Regional Self-Government and depends on their population.
Population of the countySeatswith more than 300,000 inhabitants47between 200,000 and 300,000 inhabitants41between 100,000 and 200,000 inhabitants37between 60,000 and 100,000 inhabitants31up to 60,000 inhabitants27
Population of the cities and municipalitiesSeatswith more than 300,000 inhabitants47between 200,000 and 300,000 inhabitants41between 100,000 and 200,000 inhabitants31between 60,000 and 100,000 inhabitants27between 35,000 and 60,000 inhabitants21between 20,000 and 35,000 inhabitants19between 10,000 and 20,000 inhabitants15between 2,500 and 10,000 inhabitants13between 1,000 and 2,500 inhabitants9up to 1,000 inhabitants7
Election results
In some counties the elections for the first round needed to be repeated at six polling stations
Counties +The results of the 2025 elections in Croatian countiesCountyCounty CouncilPrefectPlurality TurnoutPrefect TurnoutNote Bjelovar-BilogoraHDZ, DHSS, HSU (45.05%)43.28% Marko Marušić, HDZ (56.77%)43.36%first round win Brod-PosavinaHDZ, HSU (42.74%)41.79%Danijel Marušić, HDZ (64.20%)25.47%runoff election Dubrovnik-Neretva HDZ, HSS, HSLS, HSU, HS, DP, HSP AS (46.22%)53.06%Blaž Pezo, HDZ (64.20%)38.58%runoff election IstriaIDS, ISU - PIP, HSLS, HSU, REPUBLIKA (30.41%)46.28%Boris Miletić, Ind. (50.44%)30.50%runoff election KarlovacHDZ (46.16%)46.59%Martina Furdek-Hajdin, HDZ (54.85%)46.60%first round win Koprivnica-KriževciSDP, HSS, HSLS (31.72%)47.08% Tomislav Golubić, SDP (55.18%)35.29%runoff election Krapina-ZagorjeSDP, HSS, NS-R (54.00%)50.36%Željko Kolar, SDP (63.71%)50.42%first round win Lika-Senj HDZ, HSS, HSU, HBS (45.97%)56.11% Ernest Petry, HDZ (65.23%)41.36%runoff election MeđimurjeNPS, HSU, HSLS, DO i SIP, HSS, SU 39.73% Matija Posavec, NPS (82.34%)39.82%first round win Osijek-BaranjaHDZ, DP, DESNO, HSLS (54.01%)40.40%Nataša Tramišak, HDZ (55.49%)40.46%first round win Požega-SlavoniaHDZ, HSU (53.73%)41.04% Antonija Jozić, HDZ (53.73%) 41.15%first round win Primorje-Gorski KotarSDP, PGS, IDS, HSS, RI (34.41%)40.26%Ivica Lukanović, SDP (53.49%)29.72%runoff election Sisak-MoslavinaHDZ, HSU, HSLS, HPSS, HNS, HSP AS (56.48%)45.77%Ivan Celjak, HDZ (67.44%)45.84%first round win Split-DalmatiaHDZ, DP, HSP AS (39.82%)42.83%Blaženko Boban, HDZ (58.97%)33.06%runoff election Šibenik-KninHDZ, HSS, HDS, DP (42.12%)43.26%Paško Rakić, HDZ (58.90%)30.67%runoff election VaraždinHDZ, HSLS, SUS (36.40%)46.25%Anđelko Stričak, HDZ (50.10%)35.75%runoff election Virovitica-PodravinaHDZ, HSU, HSLS (62.04%)43.81% Igor Andrović, HDZ (72.13%) 43.86%first round win Vukovar-SrijemHDZ, DP, DHSS, HSU, HSLS, DESNO (47.08%)45.09%Ivan Bosančić, HDZ (61.43%)26.12%runoff election ZadarHDZ, HDS, HSP AS, HSU, NS-R, SU, UZ (47.09%)42.73%Josip Bilaver, HDZ (66.39%)27.14%runoff election ZagrebHDZ, HSU, DP (28.33%)40.79%Stjepan Kožić, Ind. (53.13%)21.42%runoff election City of ZagrebMOŽEMO!, SDP (43.66%)42.65%Tomislav Tomašević, M! (57.56%)34.67%runoff electionSource: State Electoral Committee
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