Sunday, 11 January 2015

Crotia votes in tight presidential runoff

 Two rivals,the incumbent which is the Liberal party and a conservative rival or should we say opposition party,are seriously pitted against each other in a very astonishing showdown in Crotia's presidential run off today,this election is being held amid deep dissatisfaction over Economic woes in the country.

So where exactly is Crotia if we may ask?
Crotia,is a country situated in southwest Europe,it is to the east side of the Adriatic sea,and also to the east of Italy, it is also bordered by Slovenia to the northwest,Hungary to the north,Bosnia and Herzergonia to the south east,Serbia in the east and Montenegro to the south.
it became a kingdom under King Tomislav in 925 and the kingdom lasted until 1102 and after a series of dynastic struggle,the country entered into a personal union with Hungary,after endless struggles and divisions, and after the second world war,the country had a new type of government with Josip Broz Tito at the helm of affairs,and he declared himself "president for life",but he died in 1980,after ruling them with a firm fist.
Crotia was also formally part of Yugoslavia before they declared their independence in 1991,along with Bosnia and Hezegovina.
However this election being held today is seen as a major test for Crotia center left government,and in the first round of voting,the incumbent Ivo Josipovic won 38.5 percent of the ballots,edging his opponent Grabar Kitarovic,the runnoff election is being held because none of them captured 50 percent needed to win upright.
The incumbent,Ivo is a law proffessor,and he supports change in the electoral system,while the opposition leader and presidential aspirant, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic is a former foreign minister and an ex assistant to the NATO secretary general.
She is opposed to Josipovic proposed constitutional changes,and she accuses him of doing nothing to stop the country's economic rundown.
If Grabar Kitarovic wins,she will be Crotia's first woman president since the country became independent from Yugoslavia in 1991.
Let's watch and see.

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