Presidential elections were held in Croatia on Sunday December 28,2014
The Croatian presidential election is heading for a runoff after Sunday's vote provided no outright winne
Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off will take place on January11,2015 between incumbent Presidnet Ivo Josipovic and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic
The soft-spoken Josipovic - the popular third president of the former
Yugoslav republic since independence in 1991 - is a member of Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic's Social Democratic Party (SDP), the main partner in the
ruling coalition.
Two other candidates finished far behind.
The election was held amid severe economic problems in Croatia.
The country became the newest member of the European Union, joining last year, but is entering its sixth year of recession. Unemployment is close to 20%
The president is a largely ceremonial role, but the election is seen as a key test for the main political parties
The Croatian president has a say in foreign policy and is head of the army, but running the country is primarily left to the government
The Croatian presidential election is heading for a runoff after Sunday's vote provided no outright winne
Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off will take place on January11,2015 between incumbent Presidnet Ivo Josipovic and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic
Two other candidates finished far behind.
The election was held amid severe economic problems in Croatia.
The country became the newest member of the European Union, joining last year, but is entering its sixth year of recession. Unemployment is close to 20%
The president is a largely ceremonial role, but the election is seen as a key test for the main political parties
The Croatian president has a say in foreign policy and is head of the army, but running the country is primarily left to the government
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