Croatian President Skeptical of Aiding Ukraine Wins Second Term in a Landslide

  • Milanovic, who opposes military aid to Ukraine, takes 74.5%
  • President’s reelection continues domestic battle with premier
Zoran Milanovic delivers a speech in Zagreb on Jan. 12.Photographer: Damir Sencar/AFP/Getty Images
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Croatian President Zoran Milanovic won a second term as voters in the Balkan nation delivered a resounding election victory to a populist leader who has denounced NATO expansion and military aid to Ukraine.

The former Social Democratic leader took 74.5% of the second-round vote on Sunday with 98% of ballots counted, the most dominant result in a presidential election since Croatia became an independent country in the 1990s.