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2nd LD: Zoran Milanovic secures landslide victory in Croatian presidential runoff

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ZAGREB, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Incumbent Croatian President Zoran Milanovic convincingly won the presidential runoff held on Sunday, beating his rival Dragan Primorac with a commanding lead, according to the Croatian State Election Commission (SEC).

With 90.01 percent of the votes processed, Milanovic garnered 74.16 percent, leaving Primorac far behind with 25.84 percent, the SEC reported.

Speaking at his campaign headquarters, Primorac conceded defeat, acknowledging the voters' decision.

"Zoran Milanovic and I share completely different spiritual, moral, professional values and thoughts about the future of our homeland. The decision was made by the citizens democratically and should be respected," he said.

Meanwhile, Milanovic arrived at his campaign headquarters and is expected to deliver a victory speech shortly.

In the first round of election on Dec. 29, 2024, Milanovic, supported by the largest opposition party, the Social Democratic Party, led the pack of eight candidates with 49.09 percent of the vote. Primorac, backed by the ruling Croatian Democratic Union, secured second place with 19.35 percent.

According to Croatian law, if no candidate wins more than half of the votes in the first round, the two leading candidates advance to a runoff held two weeks later.

Milanovic entered the second round with a strong advantage, reflecting the historic gap of approximately 30 percentage points between the two leading candidates - the largest since Croatia's independence in 1991, Croatian media noted.

Ahead of the Sunday runoff, the latest polls had forecasted Milanovic's victory, with 62.5 percent of respondents expressing support for Milanovic compared to 27.8 percent for Primorac. Enditem

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