2019 European Parliament election in Croatia
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European Parliament elections were held in Croatia on 26 May 2019, electing members of the national
It was the first election to be held nationally since the
The election resulted in the two largest parties in the country, the ruling centre-right
At the previous election in 2014, Croatia was allocated 11 seats and is set to receive one additional seat following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU. All seats were up for election and the whole country forms a single constituency, with the 12 members elected by proportional representation using open lists and the D'Hondt method.[5]
Current delegation
| Group | 12 | National party | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|
EPP Group |
4 | Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) | 4 |
| S&D | 4 | Social Democratic Party (SDP) | 4 |
| ALDE | 1 | Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS-DDI) | 1 |
| ECR | 1 | Croatian Conservative Party (HKS) | 1 |
| NI | 1 | Mislav Kolakušić (ind.) | 1 |
| EFDD | 1 | Živi zid (ŽZ) |
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Campaign
A total of 33 valid candidate slates with 396 candidates were submitted for the upcoming European Parliament election. The lists were published by the State Election Commission on 10 April, when the official election campaign began that will last for 45 days.[6]
Croatian Democratic Union
The slate of the
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
The slate of the main opposition party, the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) of the Party of European Socialists (PES), was led by current MEP Tonino Picula. While presenting the party list, Picula said that Croatia had not taken full advantage of its membership in the EU. The SDP was expecting to win three seats in the upcoming election.[10] The campaign event in Rijeka, where the SDP is in power, was attended by Frans Timmermans, the candidate of the PES for president of the EC, alongside SDP President Davor Bernardić. Bernardić accused the HDZ for "failing to salvage" the Croatian shipyards in Rijeka and Pula, in cooperation with the EC.[11]
Amsterdam Coalition
The list of the
Živi zid
The populist
Bridge of Independent Lists
The slate of the
Independents for Croatia–Croatian Party of Rights
Two right-wing parties, the Independents for Croatia (NHR) and the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP), formed a coalition and emphasized a Europe of "free, sovereign and independent nations" as the main agenda. Their slate included both parties' presidents, Bruna Esih of the NHR and Karlo Starčević of the HSP.[17]
Croatian Sovereignists
The
Independent Democratic Serb Party
The
Other electoral lists
The Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS–LD), the junior partner in the governing coalition, also ran independently, with Međimurje County Prefect Matija Posavec leading the list.[23]
Current MEP Marijana Petir, who was elected in 2014 on the HDZ-led coalition slate, ran as an independent candidate, with a campaign focused on agrarian issues.[24]
Opinion polls
The following graph depicts the evolution of standings of the two main political parties and other parties in the poll since the parliamentary elections 2003.
| Main parties |
| HDZ |
| SDP |
| Other parties |
| ŽZ |
| A |
| MOST |
| BM365 |
| HNS |
| NHR-HSP |
| START |
| HS |
| NLMK |
| NLMP |
| Pametno |
| Events |
| Elections |
| Date | Polling firm | Sample size |
TO | HDZ | SDP | ŽZ
|
A | Most
|
BM 365
|
HNS | NHR HSP |
Start | HS | NLMK | NLMP | Pametno | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2014 | Election results | 25.24% | 41.4 | 29.9 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.2 | 11.5 | |
| 23 Nov 2018 | 2x1 komunikacije Archived 12 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine | -- | -- | 25.5 | 18.5 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 7.8 | -- | 1.2 | 7.6 | -- | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | 7.0 | |
| 27 Dec 2018 | 2x1 komunikacije | 1046 | -- | 28.4 | 22.8 | 12.0 | 10.6 | 6.6 | -- | 1.6 | 6.6 | -- | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | 5.6 | |
| 18 Jan 2019 | IPSOS | 1000 | -- | 20.1 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 9.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.6 | |
| 1 Feb 2019 | 2x1 komunikacije Archived 12 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine | -- | -- | 26.4 | 22.0 | 10.5 | 14.0 | 6.8 | -- | 1.4 | 8.6 | -- | 2.2 | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | |
| 27 Feb 2019 | IPSOS | 991 | -- | 29.6 | 15.7 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | -- | -- | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0 | 13.9 |
| 28 Feb 2019 | 2x1 komunikacije Archived 16 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine | -- | -- | 26.3 | 20.0 | 9.9 | 14.1 | 8.7 | -- | 1.5 | 7.5 | -- | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- | 6.3 | |
| 6 Mar 2019 | Promocija plus | 1300 | -- | 27.6 | 16.7 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | 10.9 | |
| 21 Mar 2019 | Promocija plus | 1400 | -- | 27.0 | 16.4 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.8 | -- | -- | -- | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| 23 Mar 2019 | 2x1 komunikacije Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine | -- | -- | 26.6 | 20.8 | 10.5 | 14.4 | 8.8 | -- | 2.6 | 6.2 | -- | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | 5.8 | |
| 26 Mar 2019 | IPSOS | 983 | -- | 29.5 | 18.9 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 4.0 | -- | -- | 4.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.6 | 10.6 |
| 7 Apr 2019 | Promocija plus | 1300 | -- | 26.9 | 16.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 6.0 | -- | -- | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- | 10.4 | |
| 21 Apr 2019 | Promocija plus | 1400 | -- | 25.1 | 15.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | -- | 2.4 | 9.4 |
| 27 Apr 2019 | IPSOS | 841 | -- | 26.9 | 17.4 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 3.1 | -- | 2.8 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -- | 7.0 | 9.5 |
| 29 Apr 2019 | Oraclum Archived 5 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine | 1200 | -- | 36.1 | 20.5 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | - | -- | 2.3 | 15.6 |
| 30 Apr 2019 | 2x1 komunikacije Archived 30 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine | -- | -- | 24.0 | 21.0 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | -- | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| 8 May 2019 | Promocija plus | 1300 | -- | 26.0 | 16.2 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 3.3 | -- | 3.4 | -- | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | -- | -- | 9.8 |
| 20 May 2019 | Promocija plus Archived 1 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine | 1400 | -- | 24.5 | 16.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 8.1 |
| 23 May 2019 | 2x1 komunikacije Archived 25 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine | 1041 | -- | 24.0 | 21.2 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | -- | 2.8 | |
| 24 May 2019 | Oraclum Archived 24 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine | -- | -- | 34.6 | 21.1 | 11.1 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | -- | 1.2 | 13.5 | |
| 24 May 2019 | IPSOS | 985 | -- | 28.2 | 20.1 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 3.0 | -- | 4.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | -- | -- | 8.1 |
Seat projections
| Date | Polling firm | Sample size |
Abs. | HDZ | SDP | ŽZ
|
A | Most
|
BM 365
|
HNS | NHR HSP |
Start | HS | NLMK | NLMP | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2018 | 2x1 komunikacije Archived 12 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 Dec 2018 | 2x1 komunikacije | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 Jan 2019 | IPSOS | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 Feb 2019 | 2x1 komunikacije Archived 12 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 Feb 2019 | IPSOS | -- | -- | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 28 Feb 2019 | 2x1 komunikacije Archived 16 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 Mar 2019 | Promocija plus | -- | -- | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21 Mar 2019 | Promocija plus | -- | -- | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 Mar 2019 | 2x1 komunikacije | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 Mar 2019 | IPSOS | -- | -- | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 Apr 2019 | Promocija plus | -- | -- | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21 Apr 2019 | Promocija plus | -- | -- | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 Apr 2019 | IPSOS | -- | -- | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 29 Apr 2019 | Oraclum Archived 5 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine | -- | -- | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 30 Apr 2019 | 2x1 komunikacije Archived 30 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 May 2019 | Promocija plus | -- | -- | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 20 May 2019 | Promocija plus Archived 1 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine | -- | -- | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 May 2019 | 2X1 komunikacije | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 May 2019 | IPSOS | -- | -- | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 May 2019 | Oraclum Archived 24 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine | -- | -- | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Exit polls
| Date | Polling firm | HDZ | SDP | NL Mislav Kolakušić | Croatian Sovereignists | Živi zid
|
Amsterdam Coalition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2019 | Ipsos puls | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Results
| HDZ—60–70% HDZ—50–60% HDZ—40–50% HDZ—<40% SDP—50–60% SDP—40–50% SDP—<40% | AK—60–70% AK—50–60% AK—40–50% AK—<40% HNS—40–50% HNS—<40% | SDSS—>80% SDSS—70–80% SDSS—60–70% SDSS—50–60% SDSS—40–50% SDSS—<40% Others |
The ruling HDZ won 22.72% of the vote and 4 seats in the European Parliament. The SDP, the main opposition party, also won 4 seats in the parliament, with 18.71% of the popular vote. The SDP will gain the fourth seat after the United Kingdom leaves the EU. The Croatian Sovereignists coalition, the independent list of Mislav Kolakušić, the Živi Zid party, and the Amsterdam Coalition won one seat each.[25] The voter turnout was 29.9%, up from 25.2% in the 2014 election.[18]
Prime Minister Plenković admitted that he expected more votes. The elected MEP's of the HDZ list are Karlo Ressler, Dubravka Šuica, Tomislav Sokol and Željana Zovko. SDP President Davor Bernardić was satisfied with the results, which exceeded his expectations. The elected MEP's of the SDP are Biljana Borzan, Tonino Picula, Predrag Fred Matić and Romana Jerković. Jerković will take her seat after Brexit. Ruža Tomašić of the Croatian Sovereignists won the highest number of preferential votes and retained her seat in the parliament. The biggest surprise of the election was Kolakušić's independent list, which won 7.89% of the vote. Kolakušić announced a presidential campaign the day after the election.[25]
Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, the president of the Živi zid party, won most preferential votes on his party list and a place in the parliament ahead of the slate leader, Tihomir Lukanić. The Amsterdam Coalition's main candidate, Valter Flego, won a seat in the parliament.[25]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Authentic Croatian Party of Rights | 4,391 | 0.41 | 0 | |
| Let's Unblock Croatia | 3,981 | 0.37 | 0 | |
| Party of People's and Civic Action | 3,683 | 0.34 | 0 | |
| Croatian Demochristian Party | 3,651 | 0.34 | 0 | |
| RF–SRP | 2,622 | 0.24 | 0 | |
| Movement for a Modern Croatia | 2,581 | 0.24 | 0 | |
| Democratic Alliance of Serbs | 2,036 | 0.19 | 0 | |
| Croatian Defence People's Party | 1,588 | 0.15 | 0 | |
| My Beloved Croatia | 1,168 | 0.11 | 0 | |
| Zagorje Party for Zagreb | 1,128 | 0.11 | 0 | |
| Free Croatia | 1,021 | 0.10 | 0 | |
| Croatian Community Party | 944 | 0.09 | 0 | |
| Croatian Party of Order | 733 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| Freedom Party of Croatia | 513 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,073,954 | 100.00 | 12 | |
| Valid votes | 1,073,954 | 97.32 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 29,597 | 2.68 | ||
| Total votes | 1,103,551 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,696,907 | 29.85 | ||
| Source: State Election Committee | ||||
Elected lists and candidates
| Members of the European Parliament for Croatia | |
|---|---|
| Observers | (2012) |
| 7th term | (2013) |
| 8th term | (2014) |
| 9th term | (2019) |
| Women | |
| 6: HRAST - HKS - HSP AS - UHD | 9: HDZ | 12: HSS - GLAS - IDS - HSU -PGS - D - HL-SR | 15: NLMK | 28: SDP | 33: ŽZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Ruža Tomašić (HKS) |
* Karlo Ressler (HDZ) * Dubravka Šuica (HDZ) * Tomislav Sokol (HDZ) * Željana Zovko (HDZ) |
* Valter Flego (IDS) |
* Independent )
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* Biljana Borzan (SDP) * Tonino Picula (SDP) * Predrag Fred Matić (SDP) * Romana Jerković (SDP) |
* Ivan Vilibor Sinčić (ŽZ) |
List of elected MEPs
| MEP | Party | Number of preference votes | Share of preference votes on candidate's list | Term length | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ruža Tomašić | HKS | 69,989 | 76.45% | 1 July 2013 – | |
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Mislav Kolakušić | Ind. | 68,883 | 81.26% | 2 July 2019 – | |
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Biljana Borzan | SDP | 64,736 | 32.21% | 1 July 2013 – | |
| Karlo Ressler | HDZ | 52,859 | 21.65% | 2 July 2019 – | ||
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Tonino Picula | SDP | 50,921 | 25.33% | 1 July 2013 – | |
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Dubravka Šuica | HDZ | 31,791 | 13.02% | 1 July 2013 – | |
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Valter Flego | IDS | 21,228 | 38.03% | 2 July 2019 – | |
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Ivan Vilibor Sinčić | ŽZ
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18,314 | 30.09% | 2 July 2019 – | |
| Predrag Matić | SDP | 13,371 | 6.65% | 2 July 2019 – | ||
| Željana Zovko | HDZ | 9,861 | 4.04% | 21 November 2016 – | ||
| Tomislav Sokol | HDZ | 4,573 | 1.87% | 2 July 2019 – | ||
| Romana Jerković | SDP | 1,368 | 0.68% | 2 July 2019 – | ||
See also
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External links
- State Election Commission (in Croatian)
- 2019 European Parliament election in Croatia - Official Page (in Croatian)
- Official election website by the European Parliament (in Croatian)
- Official results page by the European Parliament (in Croatian)
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