2014-15 Croatian Presidential Election Sunday Jan 11,2015

Croatia votes in presidential runoff election

The Presidential elections were held in Croatia on December 28,2014.

Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off will take place on January 11,2015 between incumbent President Ivo Josipovic and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic

 

 Incumbent President Ivo Josipovic won 38.5% of the vote, compared to 37% for Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, in a tight first round.

Ivo Josipovic, a 57-year-old law expert and classical composer, was nominated by the governing coalition. He has been president since 2010.

His rival Ms Grabar-Kitarovic, 46, is a former foreign minister and assistant to the Nato secretary general.

She was nominated by the centre-right opposition party HDZ and would become the country's first female president if she beats Mr Josipovic