Nearly 5,500 polling stations at which voters were able to cast their ballots in the runoff local elections in Croatia were closed at 1900 hours Sunday when a ban on campaigning, that went into force at 2400 hours on Friday, ended.
Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and the other three biggest cities in the country -- Split, Rijeka and Osijek -- as well as counties and municipalities voted to elect their leaders today at places where none of the candidates managed to muster over 50% of the vote at the first round of vote on 19 May.
Some 3.3 million people were eligible to vote.
Slightly over 900,000 voters or 28.84% cast their ballots by 1600 hours, according to the State Electoral Commission (DIP).
Compared with the first election round, which was held on May 19, today's turnout was about 4% lower, but in relation to the election runoff held four years ago, the turnout by 1600 hours today was higher, DIP chairman Branko Hrvatin told a press conference. The turnout by 1600 hours in 2009 was 26.53%.
Some 3.3 million people were eligible to vote.
DIP received four four police reports on minor incidents at polling stations.
