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ZAGREB, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Croatian voters began to cast their ballots in a presidential election at 7 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday.
Over 3.8 million eligible voters will choose their president for the next five years from 11 candidates.
Croatia's president is elected by a majority vote. If none of the candidates obtains over 50 percent of the vote in the first round of voting, a second round will be held on Jan. 5 for the top two candidates.
Recent polls have shown that the incumbent president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, former prime minister Zoran Milanovic and popular singer Miroslav Skoro are the top three contenders.
Polling stations will close at 7 p.m. (1800 GMT), with the first results expected at 8 p.m. (1900 GMT).
