Incumbent President Zoran Milanovic, a critic of EU and NATO support for Ukraine, is leading in polls.
Croats were voting to elect a new president on Sunday in a race that incumbent Zoran Milanovic , a critic of the European Union and NATO aid to Ukraine, is leading in the polls. Around 3.8 million Croats are eligible to vote for one of eight candidates, three of whom are women, ranging from the left to the right of the political spectrum. The post of president is mostly ceremonial. Turnout by 1530 GMT was 36.09%, down from 38.
82% at the same time in the presidential vote five years ago, the State Election Commission (DIP) said in a statement. Polling stations close at 7 p.m. (1800 GMT) and exit polls are expected minutes later. Preliminary results will be known around 8 p.m. Milanovic, the opposition Socialist Democrats' candidate, is running for a second term. His main challenger is Dragan Primorac, a former science minister backed by the governing Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). Milanovic has led in opinion polls, the latest of which was published on Friday by Nova TV Daily News and which showed him with 37.2% support against Primorac with 20.4%. The next in line are two women—independent candidate Marija Selak Raspudic and Ivana Kekin of the We Can! (Mozemo) leftist-green party—who each garnered about 10% support. 'Today the citizens of Croatia are deciding about their future, the future of our homeland,' Primorac said after casting his ballot in Zagreb. 'Each vote is immeasurably important.' The election will go to a second round on Jan. 12 if none of the candidates wins a majority. 'I call on our people to get out and vote, to support me,' Milanovic said. During his five-year term which expires on Feb. 18, Milanovic, a former prime minister, has clashed with Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic over foreign and public policies, and has fiercely criticised the European Union and NATO over their support for Ukraine. The president cannot veto laws, but has a say in foreign policy, defence and security matter
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