The thesis uses the newspaper „Novi list" as a primary reference source. The thesis consists of multiple parts. The first part elaborates on a historical and legal background of the formation of the independent Republic of Croatia as well as answers questions about constitutional and legal framework as a basis for holding elections. Subsequently, this is followed by a comparative analysis about the powers of the president according to the old and the new electoral law, the electoral law itself and candidacy's technical assumptions as stated in the electoral law. Pre-campaign is a separate chapter, and it focuses on candidate's statements before the official beginning of political rivalry for the place of a president of the Republic of Croatia. Furthermore, the thesis briefly addresses the persecution of journalists and political opponents by the regime, i.e. the Tudjman's regime, and at the end of the chapter, presents more information about Tudjman's viewpoints in a chapter called „Tudjman's charisma". This is followed by holding elections, candidacy, and candidates individually according to the response of articles from Novi list with all the important content of the electoral law. Candidates' programmes are a separate chapter about each candidate individually and analysis of their programmes offered to voters, which is followed by a comparative analysis of their programmes. The thesis is concluded with a review of the elections themselves, i.e. election results, results from Rijeka, and the reactions of the domestic and foreign press of elections. In the final chapters, a discussion about an alteration of the oath made by Tuđman and the conclusion follow.