2001 Zagreb local elections Turnout 39.79%pp First party Second party Candidate Milan Bandić Davorin Tepeš Party SDP HDZ –HSP –HKDU Seats won Seat change Popular vote 73,560 54,100 Percentage 27.07% 19.91% Swing pp pp Third party Fourth party Candidate Vesna Pusić Miroslav Tuđman Party HNS Independent Seats won Seat change New Popular vote 47,667 20,761 Percentage 17.54% 7.64% Swing pp New
Elections were held in Zagreb on 21 May 2001 for members of the Zagreb Assembly . Milan Bandić , the incumbent mayor since 2000, led the list of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), the largest centre-left party in the country and at the time a member of the governing coalition of Croatia.
Out of 29 lists that participated in the elections, only four passed the electoral threshold. The SDP won 20 seats in the Assembly and formed a coalition with the Croatian People's Party (HNS), which won 12 seats. The centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) coalition came second with 14 seats, while an independent list of Miroslav Tuđman won five. Milan Bandić was re-elected mayor by the Zagreb Assembly on 20 June.[ 1]
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) 73,560 27.07% +6.09 20 +5 Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)Croatian Party of Rights (HSP)Croatian Christian Democratic Union (HKDU) 54,100 19.91% +8.31 14 +9 Croatian People's Party (HNS) 47,667 17.54% –1.46 12 +3 Independent list of Miroslav Tuđman 20,761 7.64% New 5 New Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) 11,289 4.16% +1.9 0 –2 Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) 8,820 3.25% –11.56 0 –10 Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU) 8,392 3.09% Coalition 0 ±0 Other lists 47,105 17.34% 0 Total: 271,694 51 Invalid votes: 4,550 1.65% Turnout: 276,359 39.79% +6.09 Registered voters: 694,586 Source: City Election Committee[ 2]
Popular vote SDP
27.07% HDZ coalition
19.91% HNS
17.54% NL Miroslav Tuđman
7.64% HSS
4.16% HSLS
3.25% HSU
3.09% Other
17.34%
Seat totals SDP
39.22% HDZ coalition
27.45% HNS
23.53% NL Miroslav Tuđman
9.84%
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