Less than seven million kuna was spent on election campaigning of the 11 presidential candidates until this weekend, the State Election Commission (DIP) reported on Monday, six days before the vote takes place on December 22.

The incumbent president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who is running for her second term, reported that the outlays for her campaign came to 2.75 million kuna so far.

Independent candidate, Miroslav Skoro, endorsed by right-wing groups, has spent 2.24 million kuna, while Zoran Milanovic, former Prime Minister and the candidate of the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SDP), has spent 1.32 million kuna.

The costs of the remaining eight candidates amount to 370,000 kuna all together.

Dario Jurican, a film-maker who is campaigning on a satirical pro-corruption platform using the name of Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandic, tops this list with 209,000 kuna spent so far on his campaign.

He is followed by Katarina Peovic, who is backed by two non-parliamentary left-wing parties, with 88,500 kuna.

Economist Dean Kovac, supported by the Croatian Social and Liberal Party (HSLS), has reported the current costs of 37,500 kuna, while an independent candidate Ivan Pernar, once a prominent member of the Zivi Zid anti-establishment party, has reported the outlays for the campaigning in the amount of 21,000 kuna.

Dalija Oreskovc, a lawyer and a former head of the Conflict of Interest Commission, has spent 12,700 kuna and Anto Djapic of the right-wing DESNO party a mere 2,500 kuna.

Two candidates – Mislav Kolakusic and Nedjeljko Babic – have informed the DIP that they had not spent any money on campaigning.

Kolakusic, a Croatian member of the European Parliament and former judge, said last week that he had no donations and that he spent a mere 12 kuna (€1.6) for the costs of the banking and payment transfer services.

Donations

The highest amount of donations was collected by the team of Grabar-Kitarovic (1.5 million kuna).

Milanovic’s campaign team has collected to date 700,000 kuna from donors.

Skoro’s donations have stood at 338,000 kuna.

(€1 = HRK 7.4)