Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Hrvatski Sabor / Croatian Parliament |
Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
Electoral Law |
18 September 1995 |
Mode of designation |
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Constituencies |
21 multi-member (3 seats) constituencies corresponding to the country's counties (Zupanije).
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Voting system |
Proportional:
Proportional representation and the d'Hondt method.
County lists receiving less than 5% of the votes are excluded from this distribution of seats.
Vacancies arising between general elections are filled by substitutes elected at the same time as titular members.
Voting is not compulsory. |
Voter requirements |
- age: 18 years
- Croatian citizenship |
CANDIDATES |
Eligibility |
Qualified electors
- age: 18 years
- Croatian citizenship |
Incompatibilities |
- number of public posts, especially those in the judiciary and diplomacy
- director of a State institute |
Candidacy requirements |
- nomination by registered political parties or electors, either individually or jointly
- prescribed number of signatures supporting voters is required |