ZAGREB, July 5, 2020 – Fifty-five people infected with the novel coronavirus have expressed a wish to vote in the July 5 parliamentary election in Croatia.
Most of them, 24, come from Constituency No. 4, 16 come from the first constituency, nine from the fifth, four from the seventh and two from the tenth constituency, State Electoral Commission member Slaven Hojski said on Sunday morning.
People infected with the coronavirus will be able to vote with the help of another person of their confidence, who will fill in the ballot as instructed by the infected person and give it to a member of a polling committee who will visit them and collect the ballot without coming into direct contact with the infected person.
A total of 3.860 million people have the right to vote in Sunday’s elections, and 539 people in self-isolation have applied to vote as well. A total of 1,730 people want to vote at home (bed-ridden, severely ill people).
According to available information, the voting is proceeding normally, voters are behaving responsibly, wearing protective equipment and complying with rules of physical distancing.
The first report on the turnout will be published at noon.
