The State Election Commission (DIP) processed around six percent of ballots from all polling stations by 2100 hours on Sunday, and the first results show that the centre-left coalition led by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has won the most votes in eight constituencies.
The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), which was in power for the last two terms, has won the elections in the southern constituencies nos. 9 and 10, where it formed a coalition with the Croatian Civic Party (HGS) of Split Mayor Zeljko Kerum. The HDZ has also won the elections in Constituency No. 11, designed for the diaspora, where it has secured two seats, while the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) has won the third parliamentary seat designed for Croatian nationals living outside Croatia.
DIP officials have said that votes from only a smaller number of polling stations have been counted and therefore the results do not reflect the actual situation on the ground and the final results could be significantly different.
Since 2100 hours, election results are being released on DIP's web site (www.izbori.hr) and updated every 15 minutes.
According to the first results, in Constituency No. 1 the SDP-led coalition has won 44.98 percent of the vote, and it is followed by the HDZ with 18.75 percent. The Labour Party has won 7.79 percent of the vote in that constituency.
In Constituency No. 2, the SDP-led coalition has won 48 percent of votes, the HDZ has won 19.45 percent and the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) 6.23 percent.
In Constituency No. 3, the SDP-led coalition has won 55.19 percent of the vote, the Labour Party has won 13.58 percent of the vote, and the HDZ 13.03 percent.
In Constituency No. 4, the SDP-led coalition has won 32.26 percent of the vote, the HDZ has won 22.40 percent and the Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB) 21.11 percent.
In Constituency No. 5, the SDP-led coalition has won 30.73 percent of the vote, followed by the HDZ with 30.12 percent, the HDSSB with 11.23 percent and the HSS with 6.78 percent.
In Constituency No. 6, the SDP-led coalition has won 40.24 percent of the vote, the HDZ/DC(Democratic Centre) coalition has won 22.05 percent and the Labour Party 5.71 percent. More than five percent of the votes has been won in this constituency also by the HSS (5.58%) and the Croatian Social Liberal Party, HSLS (5.26%), but on DIP's web site these two parties are not marked with the blue colour which signifies parties which have passed the election threshold. The same goes for the Labour Party.
In Constituency No. 7, the SDP-led coalition has secured 34.29 percent of the vote, followed by the HDZ with 30.28 percent. According to the first results, the HSS, too, has passed the election threshold in this constituency with 7.81 percent of the vote.
The centre-left coalition has won the most votes in Constituency No. 8, 59.45 percent, and the only other party that has passed the election threshold in this constituency is the HDZ with 10.56 percent of the vote.
In Constituency No. 9, the HDZ/HGS coalition has won 37.47 percent of the vote, followed by the SDP-led coalition with 29.45 percent, and the Independent List of retired Catholic priest Ivan Grubisic with 6.4 percent.
In Constituency No. 10, the HDZ/HGS coalition has won 34.79 percent of the vote, followed by the SDP-led coalition with 30.05 percent and Grubisic's list with 10.39 percent.
In Constituency No. 11, which is designed for the diaspora, the HDZ has won 69.06 percent of votes and the HSP has won 7.86 percent.
