 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekufa kwaFranjo Tuđman muna Zvita 1999, Mesić akakunda sarudzokuva purezidhendi anotevera weCroatia muna February 2000. Akanga ari mutungamiri wekupedzisira weCroatia kuti ashande pasi pesimba rakasimba rehutungamiri, iro rakaona mutungamiri semukuru ane simba zvikuru muhurumende yehurumende uye akamubvumira kugadza uye kubvisa Mutungamiriri weHurumende nehurumende yake. Iyi gadziriro yakabviswa mukuda kwegadziriro yeparamende isina kukwana, iyo yakachengeta kusarudzwa kwakananga kwemutungamiri wenyika asi yakaderedza zvikuru masimba ake mukuda kusimbisa hofisi yeMutungamiriri weHurumende. Akasarudzwazve muna Ndira 2005 kwenguva yechipiri yemakore mashanu. Mesić aigara achitungamirira sarudzo dzezvematongerwo enyika dzakakurumbira muCroatia panguva mbiri dzake. 