Josipovic wins 38.46% of votes, Grabar Kitarovic 37.22%

Zagreb, 29.12.2014.- Nakon prebrojanih 99,98 posto biraèkih listiæa, prednost Ive Josipoviæa nad Kolindom Gramar Kitaroviæ na nedjeljnim predsjednièkim izborima još je nešto smanjena, i prema izvješæu Državnog izbornog povjerenstva (DIP) od ponedjeljka u 6 sati, iznosila je "tijesnih" 1,24 posto. Naime, u prvom krugu predsjednièkih izbora Ivo Josipoviæ osvojio je 38,46 posto, a Kolinda Grabar-Kitaroviæ 37,22 posto glasova biraèa. Od druge druge dvojice kandidata, Ivan Vilibor Sinèiæ osvojio je 16,42 posto, a Milan Kujundžiæ 6,30 posto glasova, naveo je DIP u privremenim neslužbenim rezultatima izbora za predsjednika Republike Hrvatske, od ponedjeljka u 6 sati. infografika HINA/ Zvonimir KUHTIÆ/ ua

After 99.98% of ballots have been counted, Ivo Josipovic’s advantage over Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic in Sunday’s presidential election has been additionally reduced, and according to a report by the State Electoral Commission (DIP) at 6am on Monday, the difference now is a slim 1.24%.

In the first round of elections on Sunday, Ivo Josipovic, the candidate of the ruling Social Democratic Party (SDP), won 38.46% of the vote, while Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic of the opposition Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won 37.22%.

As for the other two candidates running for President, Ivan Vilibor Sincic won 16.42% and Milan Kujundzic 6.30% of the vote, DIP said in its preliminary election results.

DIP has processed returns from almost all polling stations.

The turnout was 47.14%, or 1,787,722 of a total of 3,792,638 eligible voters.

There were 98.44% of valid ballots and 1.56% of invalid ones, DIP said.