2021 Rijeka local elections

Main article: 2021 Croatian local elections
2021 Rijeka mayoral election
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Mayoral election
Turnout37.60% (first round)[1] Increase 0.95%
34.16% (runoff)[2] Increase 5.74%
 
Candidate Marko Filipović Davor Štimac
Party SDP Independent
First round 11,970
30.25% 		6,371
16.10%
Runoff 18,902
52.64% 		15,795
43.99%
Results of the second round in all local committees: the candidate with the majority of votes in each local committee:
  Marko Filipović   Davor Štimac
Mayor before election

Vojko Obersnel
SDP

Elected mayor

Marko Filipović
SDP

City Council election
All 31 seats in the Rijeka City Council
16 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
SDP coalition Marko Filipović 28.05 10 −5
HDZ Josip Ostrogović 16.30 6 −1
Independent list of Davor Štimac Davor Štimac 11.11 4 +4
Most Marin Miletić 10.38 4 +2
PGS Nikola Ivaniš 8.62 3 +3
We can! Nebojša Zelič 7.64 2 +2
AM Vedran Vivoda 5.58 2 −3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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The 2021 Rijeka local elections were the elections for the 15th mayor of Rijeka, the two deputy mayors and the 31 members of the Rijeka City Council. It was a part of the Croatian local elections which were held on 16 May 2021.[3] The incumbent mayor, Vojko Obersnel of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), announced on 6 November 2020 that he would be retiring at the end of his sixth consecutive term in office.[4] The first round saw Marko Filipović (30.25%) and Davor Štimac (16.10%). Filipović is defending the "long-time stronghold" of the SDP against independent centre-right candidate Štimac.[5]

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  5. ^ "Croatia: conservatives first force, Greens conquer Zagreb". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. Rome, Italy. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.