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Croatia's president Milanović wins second term

Croatia's incumbent president wins second term

21:33, 12.01.2025
  Reuters, em, rl;
Croatia's incumbent president wins second term With more than 98% of the votes counted, Croatian incumbent president Zoran Milanovic won his second term by a landslide, the country’s electoral commission has said.

With more than 98% of the votes counted, Croatian incumbent president Zoran Milanovic won his second term by a landslide, the country’s electoral commission has said.

Croatia's incumbent president Zoran Milanović was the clear favourite to win the presidential run-off. Photo: Furkan Abdula/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Croatia's incumbent president Zoran Milanović was the clear favourite to win the presidential run-off. Photo: Furkan Abdula/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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Milanovic of the opposition Social Democratic Party received 74.58% of votes, while his main rival, Dragan Primorac of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), gathered 25.42%.

Turnout in the elections was 44.15%, preliminary results showed.

"Croatia, thank you," Milanovic told his supporters.

"This is a big day for me personally, and I view this victory as recognition for my work, a kind of act of people's trust in me."

Earlier in the day, after casting his ballot in the capital Zagreb, Milanovic told reporters: "In the past five years I did my job in the best faith and I hope that people have seen that."

The Croatian head of state cannot veto laws but has a say in foreign policy, defence and security matters.

During his term, Milanovic, a populist former prime minister, has confronted Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic over foreign and public policies, with the two frequently trading insults.