El presidente populista de Croacia, Zoran Milanovic, fue reelegido en una victoria contundente sobre su oponente conservador, según los resultados anunciados por el gobierno.

Aunque se contabilizaron más del 90% de los votos, el Sr. Milanovic recibió más del 74% de los votos, y Dragan Primorac, quien cuenta con el apoyo del partido HDZ, que es el partido de centro-derecha que controla Croacia, recibió casi el 26% de los votos.

Desde la independencia del país de la antigua Yugoslavia en 1991, esta fue la puntuación más alta que un candidato presidencial haya obtenido alguna vez.

A pesar de que el cargo de presidente en Croacia es en su mayoría ceremonial, la victoria del Sr. Milanovic representa el más reciente revés para el HDZ y el primer ministro Andrej Plenkovic, quien es el adversario político del Sr. Milanovic. Esto viene después de un escándalo de corrupción de alto perfil que ocurrió en noviembre.

Cuando los seguidores del Sr. Milanovic se reunieron en un club de arte y música en Zagreb para celebrar su triunfo, expresó su agradecimiento a Croacia diciendo: “¡Croacia, gracias!”

Su declaración se hizo en relación con la administración dirigida por el HDZ. “Veo esta victoria como un reconocimiento a mi trabajo en los últimos cinco años y un mensaje plebiscitario del pueblo croata para quienes deberían escucharlo”, añadió.

En la primera ronda de la competencia, que tuvo lugar hace dos semanas, el expresivo Sr. Milanovic, que fue apoyado por la oposición de izquierda, recibió más del 49 por ciento de los votos. Estuvo muy cerca de ganar la competencia en su totalidad.

Según la comisión electoral, la participación de los votantes fue de aproximadamente el 44%, algo inferior a la participación en la primera ronda.

La votación tuvo lugar en un momento en el que la nación, miembro de la Unión Europea y con una población de 3.8 millones de personas, se enfrenta a la tasa de inflación más alta de la zona euro, a la corrupción generalizada y a la falta de trabajadores disponibles.

Zoran Milanovic, que deja el cargo de presidente, emitió su voto en Zagreb, Croacia, con el lema “Contrapeso”.

A pesar de que solo desempeña una función limitada, muchos croatas creen que la presidencia es esencial para mantener el equilibrio político al evitar que un solo partido controle todos los resortes del poder.

Desde la declaración de independencia en 1991, el HDZ ha sido en su mayoría responsable de la gobernación de la antigua nación yugoslava.

Como explicación de su apoyo al actual presidente, Mia, una administradora de Zagreb que se negó a revelar su apellido, declaró que el partido “tiene demasiado control y Plenkovic se está convirtiendo en un autócrata”. Mia tiene 35 años.

Con el apoyo de los Socialdemócratas (SDP), el partido de oposición más destacado, el Sr. Milanovic, ex primer ministro de izquierda, logró ganar la presidencia en el año 2020.

Durante más de veinte años, ha sido una presencia destacada en el panorama político de la nación. Durante sus repetidos ataques dirigidos contra funcionarios de la Unión Europea y gobiernos locales, ha utilizado un discurso cada vez más inflamatorio y populista.

Según Zarko Puhovski, experto político, “Milanovic es una especie de omnívoro político”. También afirmó que el presidente era principalmente visto como el “único, al menos simbólico, contrapeso al gobierno y al poder de Plenkovic”.

La manera desinhibida en la que se expresa ha contribuido al ascenso meteórico en popularidad del Sr. Milanovic y le ha ayudado a obtener el apoyo de seguidores de derecha.

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Since the independence of the former Yugoslav country in 1991, this was the greatest victory of a presidential candidate. Mr. Milanovic got more number of votes as compared to any other presidential contender. Croatia is a member of European Union and European Council. It has a population of 3.8 million people. The turnout was about 44% this year. Many people are dissatisfied with the monopoly power of HDZ in the country. The party is at helm in the country since the independence. It controls all the levers of power and it is accused of autocracy by the opposition. Croatia witnessed a corruption scandal in November. Croatia has been facing inflation rate at above average level in eurozone. The HDZ indirectly controls the g evernment so the entry of a new President was seen as possibility of disrupting power. The role of President in Croatia is largely ceremonial. Croatians see it as an countering force to the monopoly of power of any party. 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