Elections were held in
Zagreb on 21 May 2001 for members of the
Zagreb Assembly.
Milan Bandić, the incumbent mayor since 2000, led the list of the
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
The Social Democratic Party of Croatia ( hr, Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske, SDP) is a social-democratic political party in Croatia. The SDP is anti-fascist, progressive, and strongly pro-European. The SDP was formed in 1990 as the succe ...
(SDP), the largest centre-left party in the country and at the time a member of the
governing coalition of Croatia.
Out of 29 lists that participated in the elections, only four passed the electoral threshold. The SDP won 20 seats in the Assembly and formed a coalition with the
Croatian People's Party (HNS), which won 12 seats. The centre-right
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, lit=Croatian Democratic Community, HDZ) is the major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Croa ...
(HDZ) coalition came second with 14 seats, while an independent list of
Miroslav Tuđman won five. Milan Bandić was re-elected mayor by the Zagreb Assembly on 20 June.
Results
Assembly election
See also
*
List of mayors of Zagreb
This article contains a list of people who have served as mayor of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, or president of the Zagreb Assembly.
List
See also
*List of mayors in Croatia
References
External links
Grad Zagreb - svi gradonačelnici
References
{{Croatian elections
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2000s in Zagreb