Croatia Set to Elect President in Pivotal Second Round of Elections

With the opening of polling stations at seven o’clock on Sunday in Croatia, the second round of presidential elections began.

More than 6,700 polling stations in the country and abroad, where citizens will choose between two presidential candidates, will remain open until 19:00, when the election silence lasts.

According to the provisional results of the State Election Commission, after processing 86.05 percent of the polling stations, the current president of Croatia, Zoran Milanović, candidate of SDP and partner, won 49.74 percent, and candidate of HDZ and partner Dragan Primorac 20.34 percent of votes.

Marija Selak-Raspudić won 8.64 percent of the votes, Ivana Kekin 8.08, Tomislav Jonjić 4.51, Miro Bulj 3.79, Branka Lozo 2.37, Niko Tokić Kartelo 0.87.

The turnout in the elections was higher than 45 percent.