The 2002 Kresimirian Assembly Election was held to elect senators to the Assembly of the Republic. The election was a major test of the political realignment that began in the 1990s, particularly the succession of Boj Volansky to the leadership of the Civic Renewal Front (CRF) after the retirement of Mia Marija Pavlovic.
The ruling Blue Dawn party increased its seat count, as Stoyan Vasilis’s new regional focus proved successful, taking voters from Northern Power.
2002 saw the election of billionaire Bran Maj in Pologradska for the national-conservative Vjetrusa party.
Resulting Assembly Makeup
2002 map coloured by party control of districts
Newly elected Senators’ names are highlighted in bold. If a seat was won by a different party, or a Senator changed their party affiliation from the previous election, the party will be highlighted in bold.
| District | Senator | Party | First Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| I (Sinj) | Magdalena Zuvic | Blue Dawn | 2002 |
| I (Sinj) | Sara Korunic | Blue Dawn | 2002 |
| II (Kakerovecska) | Viktor Durak | Vjetrusa | 2002 |
| II (Kakerovecska) | Ljubo Sanjakorin | Blue Dawn | 1979 |
| III (Pologradska) | Bran Maj | Vjetrusa | 2002 |
| III (Pologradska) | Tihomir Bran | Sons of Kresimir | 1962 |
| IV (Severnivaraje) | Syv Iric | Northern Power | 2002 |
| IV (Severnivaraje) | Branimir Hup | Northern Power | 1992 |
| V (Moskiprovac) | Florijan Kostic | Civic Renewal Front | 1992 |
| V (Moskiprovac) | Dino Colic | Blue Dawn | 2002 |
| VI (Viskogorje) | Topi Topolski | Civic Renewal Front | 2002 |
| VI (Viskogorje) | Stoyan Vasilis | Blue Dawn | 1992 |
| VII (Ravna Skrad) | Mia Marija Pavlovic | Civic Renewal Front | 1972 |
| VII (Ravna Skrad) | Zoran Pesic | Blue Dawn | 2002 |
| VIII (Zahodecelska) | Kresimir Bukowski | Blue Dawn | 1992 |
| VIII (Zahodecelska) | Misko Maretic | Vjetrusa | 1992 |
| IX (Decelska) | Ari Stov | Blue Dawn | 2002 |
| IX (Decelska) | Boj Volansky | Civic Renewal Front | 1992 |
| X (Moraviskameja) | Jannik Lehr | Bosken Liberation Front | 1982 |
| X (Moraviskameja) | Isaak von Steuer | Bosken Liberation Front | 1993 |
National Results
The following percentages represent each party’s share of the national vote, calculated as the average vote share across all ten districts (each district representing 10% of the population).
| Party | National Vote Share | Change from Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Dawn | 32.4% | +0.8% |
| Civic Renewal Front | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| Vjetrusa | 15.0% | -2.6% |
| Northern Power | 9.5% | +1.2% |
| Bosken Liberation Front | 8.5% | +0.8% |
| Sons of Kresimir | 4.1% | -3.3% |
Breakdown by District
District I (Sinj)
Neither Antonio Labas (CRF) nor Franjo Dugandzic (BD) ran for re-election.
| Name | Party | Vote Share | Change | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Zuvic | BD | 39.5% | New | ✓ |
| Sara Korunic | BD | 38.7% | New | ✓ |
| Silvija Sablic | CRF | 20.8% | New | |
| Tihomir Radovic | CRF | 1.9% | New |
District II (Kakerovecska)
Leopold Arpad (BD) did not run for re-election.
| Name | Party | Vote Share | Change | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ljubo Sanjakorin * | BD | 24.6% | -12.5% | ✓ |
| Viktor Durak | VJ | 21.9% | New | ✓ |
| Juraj Vranic | CRF | 20.1% | New | |
| Boris Garic | BD | 18.1% | New |
District III (Pologradska)
Gordan Molnar (CRF) did not run for re-election.
| Name | Party | Vote Share | Change | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tihomir Bran * | SoK | 31.9% | -10.6% | ✓ |
| Bran Maj | VJ | 25.5% | New | ✓ |
| Davor Posavec | BD | 21.8% | +3.6% | |
| Lucijan Radonic | CRF | 12.0% | New |
Bran Maj is a Kresimirian businessman.
District IV (Severnivaraje)
Pavel Iric (NP) did not run for re-election.
| Name | Party | Vote Share | Change | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branimir Hup * | NP | 28.2% | +6.3% | ✓ |
| Syv Iric | NP | 25.7% | New | ✓ |
| Radko Perlik | BD | 22.1% | +0.5% | |
| Kresimir Petrovics | VJ | 21.1% | New |
District V (Moskiprovac)
Bozidarka Borsa (VJ) did not run for re-election.
| Name | Party | Vote Share | Change | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florijan Kostic * | CRF | 29.1% | -3.4% | ✓ |
| Dino Colic | BD | 28.4% | New | ✓ |
| Sasa Bubravacovic | VJ | 27.3% | New | ✓ |
| Marin Visic | NP | 13.4% | New | ✓ |
District VI (Viskogorje)
Miljenko Tarin (NP) did not run for re-election.
| Name | Party | Vote Share | Change | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoyan Vasilis * | BD | 45.5% | +2.5 | ✓ |
| Topi Topolski | CRF | 25.9% | New | ✓ |
| Chwa Spas | NP | 18.2% | New | |
| Milosz Volny | VJ | 7.9% | New |
District VII (Ravna Skrad)
Novija Wakovic (CRF) lost their seat.
| Name | Party | Vote Share | Change | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mia Marija Pavlovic * | CRF | 31.0% | -5.1% | ✓ |
| Zoran Pesic | BD | 29.7% | New | ✓ |
| Novija Wakovic * | CRF | 22.0% | -3.2% | |
| Marko Friscic | VJ | 11.5% | New |
District VIII (Zahodecelska)
| Name | Party | Vote Share | Change | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kresimir Bukowski * | BD | 41.5% | +9.5% | ✓ |
| Misko Maretic * | VJ | 22.0% | -14.1% | ✓ |
| Sobena Koleva | NP | 9.9% | New | |
| Mislava Zgela | CRF | 4.1% | New |
District IX (Decelska)
Stojana Czyhlarz (BD) did not run for re-election.
| Name | Party | Vote Share | Change | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boj Volansky * | CRF | 47.1% | +17.7% | ✓ |
| Ari Stov | BD | 14.2% | New | ✓ |
| Dav Volovic | VJ | 12.9% | New | |
| Malik Kondratiev | SoK | 9.3% | New |
District X (Moraviskameja)
While early reports suggested Kristrad Bronstein might attempt a return, his deportation in 1999 precluded this. The seat was retained by the BLF, with Isaak von Steuer retaining the second seat alongside incumbent Jannik Lehr.
| Name | Party | Vote Share | Change | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaak von Steuer * | BLF | 41.0% | -13.8% | ✓ |
| Jannik Lehr * | BLF | 32.0% | -3.1% | ✓ |
| Bogumil Hrdlicka | - | 12.7% | New | |
| Ikka Wallman | BLF | 12.2% | New |