2022 Split local elections

Ivica Puljak Centre Ivica Puljak Centre Recent referendums Elections were held in Split, Croatia, on 26 June 2022 for the 73rd Mayor of Split, the two deputy mayors and the 31 members of the Split City Council, as well as city district councils.

[3] Snap elections were called due to the crisis in the city council, when the current mayor Ivica Puljak lost his majority and when his deputy Bojan Ivošević was charged with threatening a journalist.

In the following days, several councilors also resigned, creating the conditions for holding council elections.

[5] Ivica Puljak won reelection becoming first mayor of Split to do that, while his party Centre won 8 seats more than year before for a total of 15 out of 31 seat.

[6] On 10 June 2022, State Election Committee of Croatia published list of nine candidates for the Mayor and eleven party lists running for the council.

Coat of arms of Split
Coat of arms of Split