Croatia elects president, Milanović favorite over Primorac

(Patria) - Polling stations opened in Croatia at 7 a.m. this morning, where citizens will vote in the second round of presidential elections.

The candidates for a new five-year presidential term who received enough votes to enter the second round are incumbent President Zoran Milanović, candidate of the SDP and its partners, and Dragan Primorac, candidate of the HDZ and its partners.

Milanović won 49.09 percent or 797,936 votes, while Primorac won 19.35 percent or 314,663 votes, according to the results of the first round of presidential elections published on the DIP website.

In the presidential elections in Croatia, 3.7 million citizens have the right to vote.

A total of 1,625,458 voters cast ballots in the first round, which is 46.03 percent of the total number of registered voters.

According to pre-election forecasts, Milanović is a heavy favorite and is predicted to win convincingly.