Croatia holds presidential election with incumbent NATO, EU critic favored 

A man casts his ballot during presidential elections, at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia, Dec. 29, 2024. Croatia's President Zoran Milanovic casts his ballot during presidential elections, at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia, Dec. 29, 2024. Dragan Primorac, the candidate of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) speaks to the media after casting his ballot during a presidential election at a polling station in Zagreb, Dec. 29, 2024.

Croatia’s left-leaning president, an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, is running for reelection in the Adriatic Sea state, but is unlikely to get an outright majority in the first round of voting Sunday.