Croatian President Stjepan Mesic, now an official candidate for re-election, waits for his wife Milka to drop her ballot into the box. Croatian President Stjepan Mesic, now an official candidate for re-election, waits for his wife Milka to drop her ballot into the ballotbox in Zagreb on January 2, 2005. Croatians went to the polls to pick their next president on Sunday, with liberal incumbent Stjepan Mesic expected to beat a candidate of the ruling conservatives and win a second mandate. REUTERS/Nikola Solic