Local elections were held in Croatia on 19 May 2013, with the second round held on 2 June where necessary.
The elections were held to elect members of city councils, mayors, members of county councils and county prefects. The turnout was 47%, and 43% in the second round.
In Zagreb, populist right-wing and former Social Democrat Milan BandiÃÂ won 47.9% of the vote against Social Democrat Health Minister Rajko OstojiÃÂ's 22.7%. Bandic received a two-thirds majority in the second round.
The incumbent mayor of Split, à ½eljko Kerum, placed third with 18.54% of the vote and was eliminated from the second round which was narrowly won by the Socialist candidate Ivo Baldasar.
In Slavonia's largest city, Osijek, the HDSSB candidate, mayor Kreà ¡imir Bubalo, won 36.3% of the vote in the first round, but lost to Independent candidate Ivan VrkiÃÂ, who gained 27.8% in the second round.