| Country: | Croatia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1990 Croatian presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1990 |
| Next Election: | 1997 Croatian presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
| Election Date: | 2 August 1992 |
| Turnout: | 74.90% |
| Image1: | FranjoTudman.JPG |
| Nominee1: | Franjo Tuđman |
| Party1: | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,519,100 |
| Percentage1: | 57.83% |
| Nominee2: | Dražen Budiša |
| Party2: | Croatian Social Liberal Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 585,535 |
| Percentage2: | 22.29% |
| Image4: | Savka Dabcevic Kucar.jpg |
| Nominee4: | Savka Dabčević-Kučar |
| Party4: | Croatian People's Party |
| Popular Vote4: | 161,242 |
| Percentage4: | 6.14% |
| Image5: | Dobroslav Paraga.png |
| Nominee5: | Dobroslav Paraga |
| Party5: | Croatian Party of Rights |
| Popular Vote5: | 144,695 |
| Percentage5: | 5.51% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Franjo Tuđman |
| Before Party: | Croatian Democratic Union |
| After Election: | Franjo Tuđman |
| After Party: | Croatian Democratic Union |
Presidential elections were held in Croatia for the first time on 2 August 1992 alongside simultaneous parliamentary elections.[1] The result was a victory for incumbent Franjo Tuđman of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), who received 57.8% of the vote, becoming the first popularly elected president of Croatia. Voter turnout was 74.9%.[2]
The 1,519,000 votes received by Tuđman remains the highest number of votes won by any president to date. Having previously been selected as president by Parliament, he was sworn in for his first constitutional five-year term as president on 12 August 1992 at Saint Mark's square in Zagreb.
The elections were criticised by international observers, who noted several problems, including issues with opposition access to state media, the timing of the election and the impartiality of officials.[3] The timing was deemed to be favourable to the HDZ government, who had delayed approving electoral laws in violation of the country's new constitution.[3] The period of time between the announcement of the elections and the election date itself was considered "unusually short", making it difficult for opposition parties and election officials to prepare.[3] The elections were also scheduled for a holiday, when a significant number of people would be away from their home towns and unable to vote.[3]