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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.
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]
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]
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 | ||
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European People's Party | 4 / 12
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Croatian Democratic Union | 4 | |||
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | 4 / 12
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Social Democratic Party of Croatia | 4 | |||
Non-Inscrits | 2 / 12
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Law and Justice | 2 | |||
Renew Europe | 1 / 12
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Istrian Democratic Assembly | 1 | |||
European Conservatives and Reformists | 1 / 12
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Croatian Sovereignists | 1 | |||
Total | 12 | |||||
Source: European Parliament |
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]
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 (Ind.). [10] [11]
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]
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]
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.
This table lists all other, minor lists participating in the election.
Party | European Party | Group | 2019 result | Lead candidate | Note | |
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Authentic Croatian Party of Rights | None | None | 0.41% | Dražen Keleminec | ||
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 | part of Green–Left Coalition in 2019 | |
Res Publica | None | None | – | Luka Kraljević | ||
Determination and Justice | None | None | – | Karolina Vidović Krišto | ||
UZ– SU– BUZ – DSU | None | None | – | Milivoj Špika | ||
Independent list of Nina Skočak | None | None | – | Nina Skočak | called "The Gen Z List" | |
Dalmatian Action | None | None | – | Nino Aviani | ||
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 |
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 |
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