Anti-corruption Ivo Josipovic wins Croatia Presidential election -by Valentina Pop

Social Democrat law professor and classical music composer Ivo Josipovic won Croatia's presidential elections on Sunday (10 January), pledging to back the centre-right government's efforts against corruption on the path to EU accession.

Mr Josipovic won the vote by a sweeping 60.2 percent against his populist rival, Milan Bandic, according to official results out on Monday. The former chairman of the Croatian composers' society compared the event to a "victorious symphony."

Despite being from rival political camps, Mr Josipovic promised to back the centre-right Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor's drive to implement reforms and fight corruption, as required by Brussels to complete EU accession talks.

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