Croatia Gears Up for December 28 Presidential Elections

Croatia, the European Union's newest member, is set to vote for a new head of state December 28, with none of the four candidates vying for the largely ceremonial post seems likely to secure an outright victory according to polls. Incumbent Ivo Josipovic, supported by the ruling Social Democrats, is seen as a frontrunner even though the government's failure to halt economic decline has eroded the party's popularity. Josipovic has campaigned on a platform proposing...

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