Croatia incumbent president achieves landslide win in run-off vote

Croatia's populist President Zoran Milanovic was re-elected in a landslide in Sunday's run-off, official results showed.

It was the highest score achieved by a presidential candidate since the former Yugoslav republic's independence in 1991.

Delivering a victory speech at his campaign headquarters, Milanovic said the runoff result showcased the Croatian people's trust on him.

He was elected president for the first time during the presidential runoff held five years ago. Prior to that, he served as a Croatian diplomat to the European Union and NATO, and he was Croatian prime minister from December 2011 to January 2016. A Croatian president serves a five-year term and can seek re-election once.