page_title: Mayor of Split
section_title: Federal Yugoslavia
hierarchical_section_title: Mayor of Split / List / Federal Yugoslavia
context_page_description: The Mayor of the City of Split, colloquially the Poteštat, is the highest official of the Croatian city of Split. From 1990 to 2007 the mayor was elected by the city assembly. Since 2007 Croatian mayors are elected directly by the citizens. The first such election in Split occurred in 2009.
context_section_description:  League of Communists of Yugoslavia Croatian Democratic Union
caption: The current Coat of arms of Split is a modification of this one introduced during the Yugoslav period, which, in turn, was based on the Medieval (14th century) arms