In Croatia, voters are going to the polls today to elect a successor to President Stipe Mesic, who is stepping down in February after serving two five-year terms. None of the 12 candidates vying for the job are expected to get more than fifty percent of the vote, the mark needed to avoid a second round. The latest opinion polls give the opposition Social Democrat (SDP) leader Ivo Josipovic the lead. Reports suggest concern over corruption and the economy – key factors in the country's ambitions to join the EU- will be foremost in voters' minds. <br/><br/>Croatia joined NATO in April, but EU membership has been delayed by a border dispute with Slovenia dating back to the break-up of Yugoslavia. Voting closes in the evening with official results expected by the end of the day. Croat living in neighbouring Bosnia are also entitled to vote.<br/><br/>