Croatia’s opposition-backed President Zoran Milanović, a critic of the European Union and NATO, overwhelmingly won reelection for another five-year term on Sunday, defeating a candidate from the ruling conservative party in a runoff vote,

Milanović said in a speech after the results were released that his victory was a sign of approval and trust from the voters, but also presented a message

Zoran Milanović has secured a second term as Croatia's president, winning an overwhelming 74.6% of the vote in the January 7 runoff election.

Milanović remains Croatia’s most popular politician, his history of pro-Moscow and anti-Western statements contrasting with his having overseen the nation’s 2013 accession to the European Union as its then-prime minister. He previously won the presidency in 2020 with the support of Croatia’s main opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP).

Zoran Milanović took more than 74% of the vote and Dragan Primorac, backed by the centre-right HDZ party that governs Croatia, almost 26%.

Croatia's media enjoy a high degree of independence. Croatian Radio-TV, HRT, is the state-owned public broadcaster and is financed by advertising and a licence fee. Public TV is still the main source of news and information, but HRT is losing audience share and privately-owned Nova TV is now the top station.

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s incumbent ... He has been a fierce critic of current Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and the pair have long sparred with each other. Milanović regularly ...