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- ↑ Higgins, Cole (March 4, 2020). "U ovom gradu kandidati za gradonačelnika su dva psa i koza" [In this city, the candidates for mayor are two dogs and a goat]. Index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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