Croatia's president says country's far-right presence is 'exception, not rule'

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović defends warm relations with Putin and rejects accusations of tolerating ultranationalism

She was the unexpected star of Croatia’s World Cup run, appearing at the end of the final drenched in the Moscow rain in the country’s distinctive chequerboard football shirt, having attended nearly every game the national team played.

But Croatia’s right-of-centre president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, has also been accused of using the tournament as a re-election campaign, and of tolerating Croatian ultranationalism which reared its head during the football celebrations.

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