Croatian Presidential candidate Dragan Primorac, right, shakes hands with President incumbent Zoran Milanovic before a TV debate, ahead of the run-off of the Croatian presidential election, in ...

Dragan Primorac, the candidate of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) poses as he casts his ballot during a presidential election at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024.

Dragan Primorac, the candidate of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) speaks to the media after casting his ballot during a presidential election at a polling station in Zagreb, Dec. 29, 2024.

On Sunday, Croatia's incumbent President Zoran Milanović is set to square off against Dragan Primorac, backed by the prime minister and his government. In the first round, held on 29 December, ...

Dragan Primorac casts his ballo at a polling station in Zagreb He sees Mr Milanovic, a former leftist prime minister, as the "last barrier that all levers of power fall into the hands of HDZ ...

He surpassed his main political rival, independent candidate Dragan Primorac, who received 19.38% of the vote. On Sunday, Croatian citizens elected their president for the next five-year term.

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%.

His challenger Dragan Primorac, who is supported by the conservative ruling party HDZ, had meanwhile collected 21.8% of the vote. Post-election polls suggested an even clearer lead.

The left-leaning Milanović comfortably won the first round of voting on Dec. 29, leaving his main challenger Dragan Primorac, a forensic scientist who had unsuccessfully run for presidency ...