Incumbent President Zoran Milanovic is set to face off against Dragan Primorac in a second round of voting in January. Primorac and his conservative HDZ party sought to portray the populist Milanovic as “pro-Russian.”

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic on Sunday won just under 50% of votes in the first round of presidential elections, according to official results.

The result means that Milanovic is set to face off against conservative rival Dragan Primorac in an election run-off in two weeks.

Croatia’s president commands the country’s armed forces and has a say in foreign policy, but most executive powers are in the hands of the prime minister elected by parliament.