# 2019 European Parliament election in Slovenia

2019 European Parliament elections were held in Slovenia on 26 May 2019.

## Candidates

| Political Party | Candidate and Leader | Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Candidate |
| List of Marjan Šarec (LMŠ - ALDE) | Irena Joveva | Klemen Grošelj | Edis Rujović | Katja Domij | Jasna Ružicki | Justina Erčulj | Rudi Spruk | Luka Kočevar |
| Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS - EDP) | Igor Šoltes | Damjan Stanonik | Tereza Novak | Zdenka Gajzer | Vitomir Mavrič | Maja Sušec | Peter Boršič | Vesna Dragan |
| Good State (DD) | Peter Golob | Natalija Tripković | Smiljan Mekicar | Mateja Čadež | Igor Gobec | Simona Leskovec | Tilen Majnardi | Urška Makovec |
| New Slovenia (NSi - EPP) | Ljudmila Novak | Jožef Horvat | Lojze Peterle | Iva Dimic | Mojca Erjavec | Katja Berk Bevc | Franci Demšar | Žiga Turk |
| Patriotic League (DOM) | Bernard Brščič | Lucija Šikovec Ušaj | Norma Marija Korošec | Marko Oblak | | | | |
| Modern Centre Party (SMC - ALDE) | Gregor Perič | Helena Cvikl | Janja Sluga | Miha Rebolj | Branislav Rajić | Bojana Cvahte | Vesna Ugrinovski | Aleš Prijon |
| Party of Alenka Bratušek (SAB - ALDE) | Angelika Mlinar | Jernej Pavlič | Olga Belec | Andrej Rajh | Đorđe Berak | Mateja Zupan | Andrej Šušmelj | Nina Mauhler |
| Slovene National Party (SNS) | Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti | Tomaž Krajnc | Jernej Ahčin | Alenka Jelenovič | Marija Župevc | Andrej Dočinski | Katarina Žunko | Ivana Bendra |
| Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS - EPP) + Slovenian People's Party (SLS - EPP) | Milan Zver | Romana Tomc | Patricija Šulin | Franc Bogovič | Franc Kangler | Alenka Forte | Davorin Kopše | Alja Domjan |
| Social Democrats (SD - PES) | Tanja Fajon | Matjaž Nemec | Dominika Švarc Pipan | Milan Brglez | Neva Grašič | Ljubica Jelušič | Franc Hočevar | Aleksander Jevšek |
| The Left (Levica - PEL) | Violeta Tomič | Sašo Slaček Brlek | Ana Štromajer | Danijel Rebolj | Urška Lipovž | Lovro Centrih | Alma Rekić | Luka Mesec |
| Let's Connect (Povežimo se - Greens) | Urša Zgojznik | Boštjan Tavčar | Josip Rotar | Marjana Škalič Žužek | Domen Savič | Karel Šrot | Nermina Simončič | Petra Greiner |

## Opinion polls

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. The projected numbers of MP's per party, if available, are listed in brackets. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. Poll results use the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if such date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead.
| Date | Polling firm/Publisher(s) | Sample size | SDS+SLS EPP | SDS EPP | LMŠ ALDE | SD PES | SMC ALDE | SAB ALDE | The Left PEL | NSi EPP | DeSUS EDP | SNS | SLS EPP | Oth. | None | Und. | Not vote | Lead |
| 8. - 15. May 2019 | Delo | – | 12.2% | – | 10.7% | 11.1% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 3.5% | 8.1% | – | 5.5% | – | – | – | 1.1% |
| 16. - 24. April 2019 | POP TV | – | 12.3% | – | 10.1% | 12.2% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 3.3% | 7.2% | – | 4.5% | 2.6% | 18.8% | 7.0% | 0.1% |
| 1. - 11. Apr 2019 | Dnevnik | – | 15.7% | – | 16.5% | 16.5% | <1.0% | 4.2% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 8.2% | <1.0 | – | – | – | 14.8% | – | Tie |
| 1. - 11. Apr 2019 | Delo | – | 16.8% | – | 9.7% | 11.5% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 8.3% | 6.5% | 4.6% | 6.5% | – | – | – | 30.0% | – | 5.3% |
| 28 March | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid | SDS and SLS announce joint bid |
| 18. Feb 2019 | European Parliament/MMC RTVSLO | – | – | 26.6% (3) | 25.6% (3) | 14.7% (1) | 2.8% (0) | 3.0% (0) | 12.1% (1) | 5.1% (0) | 3.8% (0) | 6.0% (0) | – | 0.4% | – | – | – | 1.0% |

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Democratic Party + People's Party | 126,534 | 26.25 | 3 | –1 |
| | Social Democrats | 89,936 | 18.66 | 2 | +1 |
| | List of Marjan Šarec | 74,431 | 15.44 | 2 | New |
| | New Slovenia | 53,621 | 11.12 | 1 | 0 |
| | The Left | 30,983 | 6.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia | 27,329 | 5.67 | 0 | –1 |
| | Alliance of Alenka Bratušek | 19,369 | 4.02 | 0 | New |
| | Slovenian National Party | 19,347 | 4.01 | 0 | 0 |
| | Greens of Slovenia | 10,706 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic League | 8,184 | 1.70 | 0 | New |
| | Let's Connect | 7,980 | 1.66 | 0 | New |
| | Modern Centre Party | 7,823 | 1.62 | 0 | New |
| | United Slovenia Movement | 3,288 | 0.68 | 0 | New |
| | Good State | 2,544 | 0.53 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 482,075 | 100.00 | 8 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 482,075 | 97.89 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 10,382 | 2.11 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 492,457 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,704,866 | 28.89 | | |
| Source: Volitve ||||||

### List of elected MEPs

| MEP | Party | Preference votes | % of list | Term Length |
| Tanja Fajon | SD | 54,651 | 60.77% | 1 July 2009 – 18 May 2022 |
| Irena Joveva | LMŠ | 42,190 | 56.68% | 2 July 2019 – |
| Romana Tomc | SDS | 40,668 | 32.14% | 1 July 2014 – |
| Milan Zver | SDS | 26,674 | 21.08% | 1 July 2009 – |
| Ljudmila Novak | NSi | 19,558 | 36.47% | 20 July 2004 – 30 June 2009, 2 July 2019 – |
| Franc Bogovič | SLS | 13,743 | 10.86% | 1 July 2014 – |
| Milan Brglez | SD | 7,152 | 7.95% | 2 July 2019 – |
| Klemen Grošelj | LMŠ | 6,494 | 8.72% | 2 July 2019 – |
| Matjaž Nemec | SD | / | / | 18 May 2022 – |

#### Notes

* ↑ Includes results for SDS (3 seats, 24.8%) and the SLS + NSi alliance (2 seats, 16.6%).
* ↑ Results for the SLS + NSi alliance (2 seats, 16.6%).

## Inaccessible polling places dispute

Before the 2015 same-sex marriage referendum, two voters with disabilities requested that the authorities make their polling places accessible. Their requests were denied, and the courts rejected their lawsuits and appeals. Before the 2019 European Parliament elections, they extended their requests to these elections. When the authorities rejected their requests, they submitted, together with the Slovenian Disability Rights Association (Drupis), applications to the European Court of Human Rights. In January 2020, the Court communicated the cases with the government of Slovenia. As of January 2020, the cases, called Toplak v. Slovenia and Mrak v. Slovenia, are ongoing.

## The Right to Vote by Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

Before the 2019 European Parliament elections, disability groups Sonček and Slovenian Disability Rights Association, and a law professor Jurij Toplak, called for legislative amendments for the recognition of the right to vote for persons with disabilities, in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. They also initiated proceedings with the Constitutional Court of Slovenia, which rejected three of their appeals. They filed a complaint with the European Commission and asked for an infringement procedure. As of September 2020, the procedure is ongoing.