Z AGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s incumbent President Zoran Milanovic won most of the votes in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday, but must face a runoff against a ruling ...

It was the highest score achieved by a presidential candidate since the former Yugoslav republic's independence in 1991. While the role of the president is largely ceremonial in Croatia ...

The election highlights issues like corruption, inflation, and a labour shortage in Croatia. President incumbent Zoran Milanovic greets his supporters as the preliminary results grant him victory ...

Zoran Milanovic took more than 74% of the vote, the highest score achieved by a presidential candidate since the former Yugoslav republic’s independence in 1991. Croatia’s populist President ...

On Thursday, he called on voters to "not to let the president ... a former education and science minister returning to politics after a 15-year absence -- has campaigned as a unifier for Croatia.

Milanovic, a former left-wing prime minister ... while the HDZ candidate called the president a "pro-Russian puppet" who "divided" Croatia.