Iran Press/ Europe: According to media, Incumbent President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic is behind him with 25.63 percent of the vote, while independent candidate Miroslav Skoro got 24.26 percent.
The other eight candidates are far behind, with the fourth-place candidate winning 6.23 percent.
Croatian voters began to cast their ballots in the presidential election on Sunday morning.
The updated exit polls were released nearly one hour after polling stations closed at 7 p.m. local time (1800 GMT).
The margin for error of the exit polls is 1.3 percent.
