July 5, 2020 – The 2020 Croatian elections were held today in Croatia, amidst the coronavirus-crisis. We bring you the latest on the exit polls and the official results.
21:00 Updated exit poll:
HDZ – 70
Restart Coalition – 42
Miroslav Škoro’s Domovinski pokret – 15
Možemo! – 5
Most – 6
Pametno – 2
HSS – 2
Reformisti – 2
20:00 Updated exit poll:
HDZ – 62
Restart Coalition – 43
Miroslav Škoro’s Domovinski pokret – 14
Možemo! – 8
Most – 9
Pametno – 3
HSS – 1
Exit polls: At 7 pm, when the Croatian parliamentary elections 2020 closed, the results of the exit polls were published. The results are as follows:
HDZ – 61
Restart Coalition – 44
Miroslav Škoro’s Domovinski pokret – 16
Možemo! – 8
Most – 8
Pametno – 3
Results at 01:00, with 95% of the votes counted:
HDZ – 66
Restart Coalition – 41
Miroslav Škoro’s Domovinski pokret – 16
Možemo! – 7
Most – 8
Pametno, Fokus, SSIP – 3
HNS – 1
Reformisti – 1
Update (5 pm): In the parliamentary elections of 2016, almost 38 percent of the voters voted before 4:30 pm. Today, that number is significantly lower, 34.04 percent of the voters.
Update (3 pm): The State Electoral Commission reported that by 11:30, 18.09% of the voters already cast their votes, which is not a significant reduction compared to the 2016 elections.
The tenth Croatian Parliament since independence in the early nineties was elected in Croatia today, in the election strongly influenced by the different consequences of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 in Croatia and worldwide. The polls suggested that we would, once again, have elections with unclear results, and it was obvious that the worldwide crisis will influence both the number of people voting and the final results. After a legal battle, the voters infected with the coronavirus were allowed to cast their votes, and the entire voting process is overshadowed by the epidemiological measures.
