Croatia's President Zoran Milanovic will face conservative rival Dragan Primorac in an election run-off in two weeks' time after the incumbent narrowly missed out an outright victory on Sunday ...

Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and presidential candidate Dragan Primorac on the day of the second round of the presidential election in Zagreb, Croatia, on January 12, 2025.

With nearly all of the votes counted, left-leaning Milanovic won 49% while his main challenger Dragan Primorac, a candidate of the ruling conservative HDZ party, trailed far behind with 19%.

Opposition-backed President Zoran Milanović won more than 74% of the vote compared with his challenger, Dragan Primorac, who received nearly 26%.

Primorac, 59, campaigned as a “unifier” promoting family values and patriotism. The election will show “whether Croatia is turning towards East or West… towards divisions or unity”, he said.

Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and presidential candidate Dragan Primorac on the day of the second round of the presidential election in Zagreb, Croatia, on January 12, 2025.

With nearly all of the votes counted, left-leaning Milanovic won 49% while his main challenger Dragan Primorac, a candidate of the ruling conservative HDZ party, trailed far behind with 19%.

Croatia's President Zoran Milanovic will face conservative rival Dragan Primorac in an election run-off in two weeks' time after the incumbent narrowly missed out an outright victory on Sunday ...

With nearly all of the votes counted, left-leaning Milanovic won 49% while his main challenger Dragan Primorac, a candidate of the ruling conservative HDZ party, trailed far behind with 19%.