[ELECTION 2005] Landslide All But Confirmed

If the actual results don't stray much from exit polls, Stipe Mesić (Stipe Mesic) is going to have a record margin of victory in the history of Croatian presidential elections, surpassing even Franjo Tudjman in his best days.

HDZ all but conceded, with their officials saying that the exit polls are "significant".

HRT, quotes unnamed sources within State Electoral Commission and says that the first batch of returns also points to Mesić landslide.

Mesić campaign expects the their candidate's percentage to fall under 70 % once the Herzegovina results are tallied in, but "not much".