2024 European Parliament election in Slovakia
Slovakia component of the 2024 European Parliament election
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The 2024 European Parliament election in Slovakia will be held on 8 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election.[1] This will be the fifth European Parliament election held in Slovakia, and the first to take place after Brexit.[2]
Background
The Slovakian government and the European Union have clashed over domestic legal reforms.[3]
Electoral system
Compared to last election, Slovakia is entitled to two more MEP: one already assigned in 2020 in the occasion of the redistribution post Brexit, and one assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures.[4] The 15 members are elected through semi-open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with seats allocated through largest remainder method and a 5% electoral threshold.[5]
Both Slovakian citizens and other non-Slovakian EU citizens residing in the country are entitled to vote in the European elections in Slovakian. No registration is needed for Slovakian citizens, while other EU citizens residing in Slovakia are required to register in their municipality no later than 40 days before the election day. Slovakian citizens residing abroad cannot vote from abroad but can vote if present on the day of the election in Slovakia with a Slovakian passport. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 18 years old by election day at the latest.[6]
Outgoing delegation
The table shows the detailed composition of the Slovakian seats at the European Parliament as of 16 February 2024.
| EP Group | Seats | Party | Seats | MEPs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European People's Party | 4 / 14 | Christian Democratic Movement | 2 | |||
| Slovakia | 1 | |||||
| Independents | 1 | |||||
| Renew Europe | 4 / 14 | Progressive Slovakia | 2 | |||
| Jablko | 1 | |||||
| Independents | 1 | |||||
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | 1 / 14 | Independents | 1 | |||
| European Conservatives and Reformists | 1 / 14 | Freedom and Solidarity | 1 | |||
| Non-Inscrits | 4 / 14 | Direction – Social Democracy | 2 | |||
| Slovak PATRIOT | 1 | |||||
| Republic (Slovakia) | 1 | |||||
| Total | 14 | |||||
| Source: European Parliament | ||||||
Running parties
| Party | European Party | Group | 2019 result | Top candidate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Progressive Slovakia | ALDE | RE | 20.11%, 4 seats | Ľudovít Ódor | |
| Demokrati | Democrats | EPP | EPP | Jaroslav Naď | ||
| Smer–SD | Direction – Social Democracy | PES (suspended) | NI | 15.72%, 3 seats | Monika Beňová | |
| KDH | Christian Democratic Movement | EPP | EPP | 10.9%, 2 seats | Miriam Lexmann | |
| SASKA | Freedom and Solidarity | ECR | ECR | 9.62%, 2 seats | Richard Sulík | |
| Slovensko | Slovakia | EPP | EPP | 7.26%, 1 seat | Peter Pollák | |
| MSZ | Hungarian Alliance | EPP | - | 4.96%, 0 seats | József Berényi | |
| SNS | Slovak National Party | ID | - | 4.09%, 0 seats | Andrej Danko | |
| KÚ | Christian Union | ECPM | - | 3.85%, 0 seats | Milan Krajniak | |
| Hlas–SD | Voice – Social Democracy | PES (suspended) | - | - | Branislav Becík | |
| Volt | Volt Slovakia | Volt | - | - | Lucia Kleštincová[7] | |
Opinion polls
| Polling firm | Date | Sample size | PS Renew | Democrats EPP | Smer NI | ĽSNS NI | Život NI | SNS ID | KDH EPP | SASKA ECR | KÚ ECR | OĽaNO EPP | ZĽ EPP | MA EPP | SR ID | Hlas S&D | Republika NI | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipsos for Euronews[8] | 23 February – 5 March 2024 | 1,502 | 24.6% | 2.3% | 26.7% | 2.1% | 4.8% | 8.2% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 2.4% | — | 11.8% | 6.4% | 1.2% | 2.1 | |||
| 2023 elections | 30 Sep 2023 | 2,967,896 | 17.96% | 2.21% | 22.95% | 0.84% | 5.63% | 6.82% | 6.32% | 8.90% | 4.39% | 2.93% | 14.70% | 4.75% | 1.60% | 4.99 | |||
| 2020 elections | 29 Feb 2020 | 2,881,511 | 6.97% | 18.29% | 7.97% | 3.16% | 4.65% | 6.22% | 25.03% | 5.77% | 3.91% | 8.24% | — | — | 9.34% | 6.74 | |||
| 2019 elections | 25 May 2019 | 985,680 | 20.11% | 15.72% | 12.07% | 2.07% | 4.09% | 9.70% | 9.62% | 3.85% | 5.26% | — | 4.96% | 3.23% | — | — | 9.32% | 4.29 | |
References
- ^ "Slovakia - How to vote". European elections 2024: all you need to know. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Redistribution of seats in the European Parliament after Brexit | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Henley, Jon (2024-02-14). "EU told Slovakia that its reforms risked 'irreparable damage' to rule of law". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "2024 European elections: 15 additional seats divided between 12 countries | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Oelbermann, Kai Friederike; Pukelsheim, Friedrich (July 2020). "The European Elections of May 2019" (PDF). europarl.europa.eu. p. 14.
- ^ "How to vote in Slovakia". European Parliament. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Novovzniknutá strana Volt Slovensko zabojuje v Eurovoľbách. Na kandidátke ponúkajú desať osobností". tvnoviny.sk. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
- ^ "Volebný model do Európskeho parlamentu" (PDF). ipsos.com. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
See also
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- See also: Elections in Austria-Hungary
- Czechoslovakia
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