The first round of the fifth presidential election in Croatia was held on Sunday, December 27, 2009, with twelve candidates participating. The second round between first-round winner Ivo Josipovi and first-round runner-up Milan Bandi was held on Sunday, January 10, 2010. Ivo Josipovi won a landslide victory receiving 60.3% of the vote becoming the first elected president nominated by the Social Democratic Party of Croatia. The incumbent president (Stjepan Mesi ) was ineligible for re-election so many candidates took the opportunity to vie for position of the head of state (the highest political office in the country, although the Prime Minister - Head of Government - wields most power). Most mainstream Croatian political parties participated in the election either by nominating a candidate or endorsing one, but major party official candidates alone did not dominate the campaign.