Leftist leads race for Zagreb mayor after Croatia local vote May 17, 2021 at 12:22 am
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) The candidate of a leftist-green group has taken a strong lead in voting for the mayor of Croatia’s capital, Zagreb, dealing a blow to the ruling conservatives, preliminary official results on Monday showed.
Tomislav Tomasevic garnered around 48% support in Sunday’s vote, while his “Mozemo!” or “We Can!” coalition won the most seats in the capital city’s assembly.
The result is a setback for the ruling Croatian Democratic Union, which had hoped to win in Zagreb after the death in February of long-serving mayor Milan Bandic. Tomasevic will face a right-wing opponent, former singer Miroslav Skoro, in a runoff vote in two weeks.
The candidate of a leftist-green group has taken a strong lead in voting for the mayor of Croatia’s capital, Zagreb, dealing a blow to the ruling conservatives, preliminary official results on Monday showed.
Tomislav Tomasevic garnered around 48% support in Sunday s vote, while his “Mozemo!” or “We Can!” coalition won the most seats in the capital city s assembly.
The result is a setback for the ruling Croatian Democratic Union, which had hoped to win in Zagreb after the death in February of long-serving mayor Milan Bandic. Tomasevic will face a right-wing opponent, former singer Miroslav Skoro, in a runoff vote in two weeks.
2021-05-17 12:35:54 GMT2021-05-17 20:35:54(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ZAGREB, May 17 (Xinhua) The ruling center-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) confirmed its dominance in local elections on Sunday, although a leftist-green coalition led by the We Can! party won the most seats in the capital city s assembly.
As of Sunday, the HDZ has won majority votes in 11 big cities, while the Socialist Democratic Party, a big opposition party, has only secured two cities.
Croatia s Prime Minister and the HDZ leader Andrej Plenkovic said late Sunday that his party s result is victorious and that they would have the most county prefects, mayors and municipal heads.
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