Croatia exit polls: Incumbent mayors in lead in three big cities

ZAGREB

In the capital city, the incumbent mayor Tomislav Tomasevic of the We Can! and SDP coalition secured 49.59 %of the vote, followed by independent candidate Marija Selak Raspudic with 14.91%.c with 14.91%.

SPLIT

In Split, the second round is likely to see incumbent mayor Ivica Puljak (Centre) with 36.25 % of the vote, and the HDZ's Tomislav Šuta with 29.38 %.

RIJEKA

In Rijeka, the frontrunners are Iva Rinčić (Youth Action and partner parties) with 39.85% and the current mayor, Marko Filipović (independent), with 19.89 %.

OSIJEK

The incumbent mayor of Osijek, Ivan Radic (HDZ) won 72.12% of the vote, followed by SDP candidate Vjeran Marijašević with 17.33%.

A majority vote elects municipal heads, mayors, and county prefects. To be elected, they must receive at least 50% plus one vote.

If no candidate musters the required majority in the 18 May elections, the first two vote getters run in the mayoral runoff in two weeks, on 1 June.