The outgoing President of the Republic of Croatia Ivo Josipovic (Social Democratic Party, SDP) came out ahead in the first round of the presidential election on 28th December. He won 38.46% of the vote and took the lead over former European Integration Minister (2003-2005) and Foreign Minister and European Integration Minister (2005-2008), present deputy of NATOs Secretary General responsible for Public Information, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ), who won 37.22% of the vote. However the lead of the outgoing Head of State is weaker than that forecast in the polls before the first round which made him the favourite in the presidential election. The two candidates will face each other in a second, more uncertain than expected, round on 11th January.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 11:47:45 +0000
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