Croatia has elected its first female president. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic - a conservative populist - narrowly beat President Ivo Josipovic in a run-off vote on January 11. Grabar-Kitarovic won by a slight margin of about 21,000 votes.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Croatia elects first female president
The presidential candidate of the conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (C), toasts next to her husband Jakov (R) as she celebrates on January 11, 2015 after hearing the first results of the Croatian presidential elections in Zagreb. Grabar-Kitarovic was elected Croatia's first female president on January 11, winning a tight run-off vote with a pledge to kickstart the ailing economy, almost complete results showed.
