Zagreb, 29 December 2024 (Hina/MIA) — The incumbent Zoran Milanović, supported by the SDP, is the relative winner of the first round of Croatia's presidential election on Sunday, with 49.11% of the votes after ballots from over 99% of the polling stations were counted.

He will face HDZ candidate Dragan Primorac in the runoff on Jan. 12.

According to data from the State Electoral Commission, after ballots from 99.78% of polling stations have been counted, 1,620,269 voters (46.01%) participated in the election.

Zoran Milanović won 795,758 votes, and Dragan Primorac 313,813 votes.

Milanović won the eighth presidential polls in all counties, while Primorac won the diaspora.