 The President of the Republic ( Croatian : Predsjednik / ica Republike ) is the head of state ; he or she is directly elected and serves a five @-@ year term . The president is the commander in chief of the armed forces , has the procedural duty of appointing the prime minister with the consent of the Sabor ( Parliament ) through a simple majority vote , and has some influence on foreign policy . The most recent presidential election was held on 10 January 2010 and was won by Ivo Josipović . He took the oath of office on 18 February 2010 . The constitution limits holders of the presidential office to a maximum of two terms and prevents the president from being a member of any political party . Consequently , the president @-@ elect withdraws from party membership before inauguration . President Josipović did so on 15 February 2010 . 
 The President of the Republic ( Croatian : Predsjednik / ica Republike ) is the head of state ; he or she is directly elected and <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>serves</mark></a> a five @-@ year term . The president <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>the commander in chief of the armed forces , <a href='got' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> the procedural duty of appointing the prime minister with the consent of the Sabor ( Parliament ) through a simple majority vote , and <a href='got' title='4'><mark>has</mark></a> some influence on foreign policy . The most recent presidential election was held on 10 January 2010 and was won by Ivo Josipović . He took the oath of office on 18 February 2010 . The constitution <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>limits</mark></a> holders of the presidential office to a maximum of two terms and <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>prevents</mark></a> the president from being a member of any political party . Consequently , the president @-@ elect withdraws from party membership before inauguration . President Josipović did so on 15 February 2010 . 
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