ZAGREB, 30 May, 2021 - According to first results released by the State Electoral Commission (DIP) at 8 p.m., the current mayors in several cities took the lead in the mayoral runoff on Sunday.
Thus, independent candidate Ivan Penava was in the lead ahead of Nikola Mažar of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) , with 4,542 to 3,982 votes.
In Varaždin, Neven Bosilj of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) was ahead of the current mayor, independent candidate Ivan Čehok.
The current mayor of Dubrovnik, HDZ's Mate Franković, was also in the lead ahead of Pero Vićan of the Dubrovnik Democratic Assembly (DDS).
In Sisak, the incumbent Kristina Ikić Baniček of the SDP won 3,597 votes while HDZ's Željka Josić took 3,540 votes, according to incomplete results.
In Zadar, the incumbent Branko Dukić (HDZ, HSP, SU, Reformists) was ahead of Marko Vučetić (SDP, AM, HSS, Glas, Centre).
In Pula, Helena Puh Belci of the Istrian Democratic Party (IDS) took the lead ahead of independent candidate Filip Zoričić.
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