Presidential election in Croatia: overwhelming victory for outgoing Zoran Milanovic

Mr. Milanovic, who had missed winning in the first round by a hair, came very far ahead of the HDZ candidate, Dragan Primorac, who would only collect 22% of the votes.

The result is another blow to the HDZ and Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, Milanovic’s lifelong political rival, after a high-profile corruption scandal in November.

Although the president’s powers are limited, he is seen by Croats as a guarantor of political balance. And the vote comes as this country of 3.8 million inhabitants, a member of the European Union, is grappling with the highest inflation rate in the euro zone, endemic corruption and a labor shortage. ‘artwork.