国际英语资讯:2nd LD-Writethru: Zoran Milanovic leading Croatias presidential elections: exit polls
<p><span word="ZAGREB">ZAGREB</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 22-- <span word="Updated">Updated</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Zoran">Zoran</span> <span word="Milanovic">Milanovic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="contenders">contenders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="gaining">gaining</span> 28.69 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="Incumbent">Incumbent</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Kolinda">Kolinda</span> <span word="Grabar">Grabar</span>-<span word="Kitarovic">Kitarovic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> 25.63 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Miroslav">Miroslav</span> <span word="Skoro">Skoro</span> <span word="got">got</span> 24.26 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="place">place</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> 6.23 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="updated">updated</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (1800 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="error">error</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="is">is</span> 1.3 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="Grabar">Grabar</span>-<span word="Kitarovic">Kitarovic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="HDZ">HDZ</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="center">center</span>-<span word="right">right</span> <span word="party">party</span>. <span word="Milanovic">Milanovic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>-<span word="left">left</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="SDP">SDP</span>). <span word="Skoro">Skoro</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>.</p><p><span word="Milanovic">Milanovic</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>, <span word="Orsat">Orsat</span> <span word="Miljenic">Miljenic</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="Zoran">Zoran</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span>."</p><p><span word="Croatian">Croatian</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Gordan">Gordan</span> <span word="Jandrokovic">Jandrokovic</span>, <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="HDZ">HDZ</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Grabar">Grabar</span>-<span word="Kitarovic">Kitarovic</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="race">race</span>," <span word="Jandrokovic">Jandrokovic</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Nova">Nova</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>.</p>
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