The first round of voting will take place on 19 November.
Bernardić said that all attacks against him were coming from the campaign of one of his opponents.
Davor Bernardić has collected by far the greatest number of signatures of support.
By Monday evening, all candidates for SDP president have to submit at least a thousand signatures of support.
According to some, current name is too reminiscent of Communist times.
Several candidates for SDP president spoke at a conference of the Split party branch.
The main opposition party will oppose some of MOST’s legislative proposals.
Bernardić is considered to be one of favourites to replace Zoran Milanović.
The new party president will also be the leader of the opposition.
In November, the party will get its third president.