(5 Jan 2020) Voters in Croatia on Sunday started casting their ballots to choose a new president in a fiercely contested runoff race.
The vote sees a liberal opposition candidate challenging the conservative incumbent while the country presides over the European Union during a crucial period.
Croatia took over the EU's rotating presidency on Jan. 1. for the first time since joining the bloc in 2013.
This means that the EU's newest member state will be tasked with overseeing Britain's divorce from the union on Jan. 31 and the start of post-Brexit talks.
Sunday's runoff presidential vote is expected to be a very tight and unpredictable race.
It's being held because none of the candidates won more than half of the votes in the first round on Dec. 22.
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