Electoral geography of Croatia on the example of the 2024 parliamentary election results
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Studia Środkowoeuropejskie i Bałkanistyczne, 2025, Tom XXXIV, s. 459-484
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Electoral geography of Croatia on the example of the 2024 parliamentary election results
In April 2024 Croatians elected a new parliament. At this election a political geographical divide existed between the “red” (leaned to the left) and “blue” (leaned to the right) Croatia. This article aims to diagnose the spatial differentiation of voting behaviour in this country, as well as to identify factors that regionally differentiate the voting preferences of residents, using the example of the 2024 parliamentary elections results. The basic method of the study is a regional analysis of official results.
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