Bandic is using a nationalist campaign?

Renowned newspaper writes that Bandic counts on the votes from Bosnia, adding that Josipovic will fail to collect 50 percent of the votes.

Correspondent from Belgrade, who writes for renowned Financial Times, dedicated an entire article to elections in Croatia. He says that Milan Bandic, a former social democrat, is using a nationalist campaign and that he counts on votes from Croats living in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The article further adds that Bandic currently has more power as the mayor of Croatian capital than he would get by becoming Croatia's President. Financial Times further praises Bandic and adds that none of his rivals have the political experience, energy and ability to match his.

However, the paper mentions that Bandic’s opponents say that Zagreb's mayor wants to use presidential immunity to defend himself against corruption charges.  

The campaign will become aggressive; Josipović will fail to collect 50 percent of the vote

Financial Times says that corruption is the crucial problem for Croatia and that Bandic is trying to evade this. The article further states that corruption impedes Croatian path towards European Union and that the Presidential campaigns will become more aggressive after the first round of elections.

Ivo Josipovic, a professor of music, is described as inexperienced politician who is free of controversies, but the author of the article also predicts that he will fail to collect 50 percent of the votes after the first round.

He further notes that the HDZ party was shaken by many affairs and that their former voters will most likely turn to Milan Bandic and Nadan Vidosevic.