Croatie Gouvernement Profil 2008

Capitale

nom: Zagreb
coordonnées géographiques: 45 48 N, 16 00 E
différence de temps: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Fête de l'Indépendance

25 Juin 1991 (from Yugoslavia)

Fête nationale

Jour De l'Indépendance, 8 Octobre (1991); note - 25 Juin 1991 was the day the Croatian Parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, Parliament adopted a decision on 8 Octobre 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia

Constitution

adopted on 22 Decembre 1990; revised 2000, 2001

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal (16 ans, if employed)

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Président Stjepan (Stipe) MESIC (depuis 18 February 2000)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Ivo SANADER (depuis 9 December 2003); Deputy Prime Ministers Jadranka KOSOR (depuis 23 December 2003) and Damir POLANCEC (depuis 15 February 2005), Djurdja ADLESIC (depuis 12 January 2008), Slobodan UZELAC (depuis 12 January 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and approved by the parliamentary Assembly
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 16 January 2005 (next to be held in January 2010); the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president and then approved by the Assembly
election results: Stjepan MESIC reelected president; percent of vote - Stjepan MESIC 66%, Jadranka KOSOR 34% in the second round