Croatia's President Milanovic Secures 77.9% in Landslide Victory on January 12

Jan 12, 2025, 09:37 AM

Croatia's incumbent President Zoran Milanovic has secured a landslide victory in the presidential runoff election held on January 12, 2025, according to exit polls. Milanovic, supported by the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) and other left and center-left parties, won with 77.9% of the vote, while his opponent Dragan Primorac, backed by the ruling conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), received 22.1%. The election saw over 3.7 million eligible voters participating. Milanovic, who previously served as prime minister, has been a vocal critic of Western military support for Ukraine and has clashed with the current Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic over issues including corruption and Croatia's international stance.