his mistress Fani Horvat planned to build such an object, with the destruction of protected wood area. The idea was perceived as a nepotistic venture and favouring of Kerum's own interests instead of the city's. Kerum also caused a stir in Split when he proposed to build a 40 meter tall statue of Christ the Redeemer to rival that of Brazil. In 2011, he became a candidate in the 2011 Croatian parliamentary election on the electoral list of the Croatian Democratic Union. In the 2013 Croatian local elections Kerum won only 18.57% of the popular vote while re-running for mayor, which did not qualify him to the second round of the election. Also, Kerum's Croatian Civic Party won only 12.41% of the popular votes for the city council of Split. In the 2015 Croatian parliamentary election, his party won only 2,234 votes in the two Dalmatian constituencies and became a non-parliamentary party. Personal life In 1989, Kerum married his wife Anka Lalin, with whom he has a daughter and son. In 2009, he surprised the public by publicly announcing he was divorcing his wife to be with his pregnant mistress Fani Horvat, who was nearly 25 years his junior. The news caused many in the media to point out the hypocrisy in his political image, where he has consistently presented himself as a supporter of traditional values and a conservative world view, but had been participating in an extramarital affair. Kerum has been known to own expensive cars including a Hummer, a Mercedes S500, a BMW 7, a Maybach 62, a Ferrari F430, and a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. His Cessna Citation X, a business jet worth approximately $17 million, is the most expensive privately owned aircraft in Croatia. References 1960 births Living people People from Muć Croatian businesspeople Mayors of Split, Croatia Representatives in the modern Croatian Parliament