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Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović from the Croatian Democratic Union narrowly defeats incumbent President Ivo Josipović in Croatia's presidential election. Grabar-Kitarović becomes the first female president of Croatia, taking office on February 18, 2015. At 46 years old, she also holds the distinction of being the youngest person ever elected to the presidency since Croatia's independence in 1991.
Saturday, 10 January, 2015