The outgoing president, Social Democrat Ivo Josipovic got 38.56% of the vote Sunday, against 37.08% at the camp candidate Conservative, former Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic. The turnout was 47.12%, 3% more than in the previous presidential election, there are five.
To everyone’s surprise, the third place went with 16 48% of the vote, Ivan Vilibor Sincic, an anarchist candidate 24, who advocated the release of Croatia in the EU and NATO, and has become quite popular in opposing the expulsion their apartments of debtors unable to repay their loans.
Economic Crisis
Ms Grabar Kitarovic, 46, was seen in the first round a ” change of control “. “We need courageous authorities, farms, able to lead the country forward and not to the disaster” , she launched before his supporters. During the campaign, she criticized the outgoing president of “not having used the presidential powers to make things happen” . “It is responsible, with the government of the situation” in which there is severe Croatia, said Ms Grabar Kitarovic, former ambassador to Washington, appointed in 2011 Deputy Secretary General of the Nato in charge of public information.
Croatia is almost permanent recession since 2008 and public debt will represent nearly 80% of GDP. Its accession to the EU in 2013 has not helped her out of the slump. GDP is expected to decline again in 2014, about 0.5%. The unemployment rate is nearly 20%, and one in two young unemployed.
Man posed policy, a lawyer by training and classical music composer, Josipovic, 57, is criticized by his detractors for his conciliatory policy of “trying to stay on good terms with everyone,” , which has earned it, they say, not having clear opinion on important issues. Although it remains the most popular politician in Croatia, its image is tarnished by the economic failure of the government. As the elections approach, it was more firm and even criticized the government center-left (SDP) for its failure to Croatia out of the crisis. He promised to improve the economic situation as well as “create a job for every young person in the country” .
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