2024 European Parliament election in Croatia

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2024 European Parliament election in Croatia
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12 Croatian seats to the European Parliament
 
Candidate Andrej Plenković Biljana Borzan Mislav Kolakušić
Party HDZ Rivers of Justice Law and Justice
Alliance EPP S&D
Renew 		Non-Inscrits
Last election 22.7%, 4 seats[b] 22.1%, 4 seats [c] 13.6%, 2 seats [a]
 
BozoPetrov.jpg
Candidate Božo Petrov Valter Flego
Party MOST–HS–HSP IDS–SDSS–HSLS–HNS–R–SD–PGS
Alliance ECR Renew
Last election 17.6%, 1 seat [d] 11.9%, 1 seat [e]

The 2024 European Parliament elections in Croatia will be held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election.[1] This will be the fourth parliamentary election since Croatia’s EU accession in 2013, and the first to take place after Brexit.

It is the second election in 2024, the "superelection year" for Croatia, following the April parliamentary election and preceding the upcoming presidential election.

Background[edit]

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković was re-elected in the 2020 Croatian parliamentary election.[2] The ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) also won plurality in the 2024 parliamentary election, but fell short of an absolute majority and the government formation talks are still ongoing.[3][4]

Electoral system[edit]

Compared to last election, Croatia is entitled to one more MEP in this election, already assigned since 2020 in the occasion of the redistribution post Brexit. The 12 members are elected through semi-open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with seats allocated through D'Hondt method. The electoral threshold is set at 5%, but due to the seat allocation procedure, at least one seat is only guaranteed from a vote share of at least 8.33%.[5]

All people who have Croatian citizenship and a main residence in Croatian, Croatian citizens without residence in Croatia and other Union citizens whose main residence is in Croatia are entitled to vote in the European elections in Croatia. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by election day at the latest. Voter registration is required only for non-Croatian EU citizen residing in Croatia, while Croatian citizen are automatically registered in their place of residence.[6]

Outgoing delegation[edit]

The table shows the detailed composition of the Croatian seats at the European Parliament as of 23 January 2024.

EP Group Seats Party Seats MEPs
European People's Party
4 / 12
 Croatian Democratic Union 4
 
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
4 / 12
 Social Democratic Party of Croatia 4
 
Non-Inscrits
2 / 12
 Law and Justice 2
 
Renew Europe
1 / 12
 Istrian Democratic Assembly 1
 
European Conservatives and Reformists
1 / 12
 Croatian Sovereignists 1
 
Total 12
Source: European Parliament

Campaign[edit]

Croatian Democratic Union[edit]

The Prime Minister of Croatia, the president of Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and former MEP (2013–2016) Andrej Plenković will lead the list of HDZ. Together with the rumours about his potential EP candidacy,[7] which were confirmed by Plenković to reporters on 22 April,[8] rumours have been circulating about Plenković as the possible next President of the European Commission, started by Bild.[9]

Social Democratic Party of Croatia[edit]

The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) approved its 2024 European Parliament list on 25 March, together with Rivers of Justice coalition lists for the 2024 Croatian parliamentary election. Incumbent MEP Biljana Borzan is leading the list that, in addition to SDP members, includes coalition partners Dalija Orešković (DO i SIP) and Bojan Glavašević [hr] (Ind.).[10][11]

Istrian Democratic Assembly[edit]

The Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) MEP Valter Flego announced that a centrist bloc was formed to contest the election, consisting of: IDS, SDSS, HSLS, HNS, NS-R, SD, PGS, RI, Independent Platform of the North (NPS) and independent candidates.[12]

The Bridge and Croatian Sovereignists[edit]

Other lists[edit]

Incumbent MEP Ladislav Ilčić became a Member of the European Parliament for Croatian Sovereignists (HS) on 1 July 2021, replacing Ruža Tomašić, who had resigned. Ilčić submitted his list running as an independent candidate.[13] He previously voiced his opposition to HS running in the 2024 parliamentary election in a coalition with The Bridge.[14]

Social media influencer Nina Skočak is running in the election with her own independent list, dubbed by her[15] and the media[16] as "The Gen Z List". A politologist and journalist by profession, working for the European Comission in Brussels, she has over 200 thousand followers on TikTok. The list, that consists of candidates which are all not older than 30 years old, highlights the lack of representation for young people in politics. Skočak often covers political topics with her social media content, such as sustainable fashion and women's rights.[17]

Electoral lists[edit]

Parties could submit their nomination applications for participation to the State Electoral Commission (DIP) from 10–23 April.[18]

On 23 April, the DIP released a list of all submitted candidacies, with the list of all valid candidacies being released on 24 April.[19][20]

This is a list of the main parties which will participate in the election.

Party Leading candidate Main ideology European
party 		EP Group 2019 result Outgoing MEPs
Votes (%) Seats
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union Andrej Plenković Christian democracy EPP EPP 22.7%
4 / 12
4 / 12
SDP+ Rivers of Justice
List
 Biljana Borzan Social democracy PES
ALDE 		S&D
Renew 		22.1%
4 / 12
4 / 12
PiP Law and Justice Mislav Kolakušić Populism None NI Did not contest[f]
2 / 14
MOST The Bridge
List
 Božo Petrov Social conservativism ECR Party ECR 17.6%[d]
1 / 12
0 / 12
IDS+ Istrian Democratic Assembly-led coalition
List
 Valter Flego Liberalism
Regionalism 		ALDE
EDP 		Renew 11.9%[e]
1 / 12
1 / 12
M! Možemo! Gordan Bosanac Green politics EGP Greens-EFA 1.8%
0 / 12
0 / 12
DP Homeland Movement Ivan Penava National conservativism None None Did not contest
0 / 12
NLLI Independent list of Ladislav Ilčić Ladislav Ilčić Christian right None ECR Did not contest
1 / 12

This table lists all other, minor lists participating in the election.

Party European Party Group 2019 result Lead candidate Note
Authentic Croatian Party of Rights None None 0.41% Dražen Keleminec [hr]
Workers' Front PEL LEFT 0.24% Katarina Peović with SRP in 2019
Movement for a Modern Croatia None None 0.24% Damir Gašparović
Party of Ivan Pernar None None – Ivan Pernar
Croatian Party of Pensioners None None – Ema Culi part of Amsterdam Coalition in 2019
Green Alternative – ORaH EGP Greens-EFA – Zorislav Antun Petrović [hr] part of Green–Left Coalition in 2019
Res Publica None None – Luka Kraljević
Determination and Justice [hr] None None – Karolina Vidović Krišto [hr]
UZ–SU–BUZ [hr]–DSU None None – Milivoj Špika [hr]
Independent list of Nina Skočak None None – Nina Skočak called "The Gen Z List"
Dalmatian Action None None – Nino Aviani [hr]
Righteous Croatia None None – Tihomir Majić
Ričard Nezavisni None None – Enio Meštrović
Public Good None None – Vladimira Mascarell
Agrarian Party None None – Robert Hadžić
Movement for Animals None None – Marcel Maglica
Croatian Civil Resistance Party None None – Josip Babok

Candidates[edit]

4: DP 5: HDZ 9: IDS - NPS - SDSS - HSLS - HNS - NS-R - SD - PGS - RI - D 11: MOST - HS - HSP 12: M! 17: PiP 22: SDP - DO i SIP - CENTAR - HSS - GLAS
Candidates
Candidates
Candidates
Candidates
Candidates
Candidates
Candidates

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Including Human Shield and Independent list of Mislav Kolakušić results from the 2019 European Parliament election
  2. ^ Independent list of Marijana Petir won additional 4.4% in the 2019 European Parliament election, Petir is running on the HDZ list in 2024
  3. ^ Including SDP, START and Pametno results from the 2019 European Parliament election
  4. ^ a b Including MOST, HS and NHR–HSP results from the 2019 European Parliament election
  5. ^ a b Compared to Amsterdam Coalition result, in addition to SDSS, HNS, NS-R and HSLS results from the 2019 European Parliament election
  6. ^ A merger of the Independent List of Mislav Kolakušić (7.89%, 1 seat) and The Key of Croatia (5,67%, 1 seat)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Croatia - How to vote". European elections 2024: all you need to know. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. ^ Walker, Shaun; Rankin, Jennifer (2020-07-06). "Croatia's rightwing ruling party wins election victory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  3. ^ "Ruling conservatives win most seats in Croatia election, but no majority". euractiv.com. 18 Apr 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Who will form the Government? "The deal could fall faster than we think"". n1info.hr. N1. 22 Apr 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ Oelbermann, Kai Friederike; Pukelsheim, Friedrich (July 2020). "The European Elections of May 2019" (PDF). europarl.europa.eu. p. 14.
  6. ^ "How to vote in Croatia". European Parliament. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Plenković on the HDZ list, going to the European Parliament?". n1info.hr. N1. 22 Apr 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Plenković otkrio hoće li biti nositelj liste za Europski parlament: 'Ma kakav bijeg u Bruxelles...'". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 22 Apr 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. ^ "EU-Chefin von der Leyen droht der Putsch trnas-title=EU leader von der Leyen is threatened with a coup". bild.de (in German). Bild. 21 Apr 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Glavni odbor SDP-a izglasao liste za Hrvatski sabor i Europski parlament". sdp.hr. SDP. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  11. ^ "FOTO Objavljene SDP-ove izborne liste, pogledajte tko je sve na njima". index.hr (in Croatian). Index. 25 Mar 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Flego: IDS okupio centristički blok za EU izbore". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 22 Apr 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  13. ^ "VIDEO Ilčić: Za dobru Hrvatsku unutar zdrave, kršćanske Europe!". varazdinske-vijesti.hr. 24 Apr 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Zastupnik Hrvatskih suverenista okrenuo leđa koaliciji: 'Ne želim na izbore s Mostom'" [The Croatian Sovereignists representative turned his back on the coalition: 'I don't want to participate in the elections with Most']. direktno.hr (in Croatian). 19 Mar 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  15. ^ "NEZAVISNA LISTA NINE SKOČAK GEN Z LISTA". genz-lista.eu (in Croatian). Nina Skočak. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Zadrani na listama za EU parlament: Ričard i prijatelji, Vedrana Mišković iz SDP-a, a GEN Z lista ima četvero kandidata iz Zadarske županije". zadarski.slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 24 Apr 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Popularna tiktokerica ide na izbore za EU: Moju generaciju nitko ne zastupa. Je li moguće?". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). 24sata. 23 Apr 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Priopćenje u svezi podnošenja prijedloga kandidacijskih lista na izborima članova u Europski parlament iz Republike Hrvatske" [Announcement regarding the submission of nomination lists for the elections of members to the European Parliament from the Republic of Croatia] (PDF). Državno izborno povjerenstvo (in Croatian). 9 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  19. ^ "ZAPRIMLJENE KANDIDATURE". izbori.hr. State Electoral Comission. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Kandidatura". izbori.hr. DIP. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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