Zoran Milanovic has been re-elected as Croatia’s president in a decisive landslide, winning nearly 75 per cent of the votes cast in the presidential election.
His opponent, Dragan Primorac, who was backed by the governing centre-right Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, garnered only 25 per cent of the vote—marking the worst performance in history for Croatia’s most influential political party.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic refrained from congratulating Milanovic, instead dismissing the re-elected president as offering “nothing.”
Milanovic, in turn, extended an olive branch, saying he would “offer a hand” to the prime minister despite their political differences.
The presidency in Croatia is largely ceremonial, with the role requiring the president to act as a non-partisan figurehead for all citizens.
However, Milanovic has frequently been a vocal critic of the governing HDZ, targeting the party on issues such as corruption, inflation, and healthcare
