2024 European Parliament election in Slovakia

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2024 European Parliament election in Slovakia
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All 15 Slovak seats in the European Parliament
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Leader Ľudovít Ódor Monika Beňová Marian Kotleba
Party PS SMER–SD ĽSNS
Alliance ALDE Non-Inscrits APF
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Leader Miriam Lexmann Richard Sulík Peter Pollák
Party KDH SaS OĽaNO and Friends
Alliance EPP ECR EPP
Last election2 seats2 seats1 seat

The 2024 European Parliament election in Slovakia is currently being 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]

Contents

Background

The Slovak 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 GroupSeatsPartySeatsMEPs
European People's Party
4 / 14
 Christian Democratic Movement 2
Slovakia 1
Democrats 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
Total14
Source: European Parliament

Retiring incumbents

NamePartyFirst electedTermsDate announcedSource
Róbert Hajšel Direction – Social Democracy 2019 19 February 2024 [7]
Vladimír Bilčík SPOLU 2019 119 April 2024 [8]

    Running parties

    PartyEuropean PartyGroup2019 resultTop candidate
    PS Progressive Slovakia ALDE RE 20.1 Ľudovít Ódor [9]
    Demokrati Democrats EPP EPP Jaroslav Naď [10]
    Smer–SD Direction – Social Democracy PES (suspended) NI 15.7 Monika Beňová [11]
    ĽSNS Kotlebists − People's Party Our Slovakia APF −12.1 Marian Kotleba [12]
    KDH Christian Democratic Movement EPP EPP 9.7 Miriam Lexmann [13]
    SASKA Freedom and Solidarity ECR ECR 9.6 Richard Sulík [14]
    SK−ZĽ−NOVA Slovakia − For the People − NOVA EPP EPP 5.3 Peter Pollák [15]
    MSZ Hungarian Alliance EPP −5.0 József Berényi [16]
    SNS ID −4.1 Andrej Danko [17]
    KÚ Christian Union ECPM −3.9 Milan Krajniak [18]
    KSS Communist Party of Slovakia PEL −0.6Ján Chalabala [19]
    SOS Common Citizens of Slovakia −−Andrej Krajiček
    SĽS Slovak People's Party Andrej Hlinka −−0.3Jozef Sásik
    Hlas–SD Voice – Social Democracy PES (suspended)−−Branislav Becík [20]
    REPUBLIKA− NI − Milan Uhrík [21]
    PATRIOT Slovak PATRIOT − NI − Miroslav Radačovský [22]
    Volt Volt Slovakia Volt −− Lucia Kleštincová [23]
    SDKÚ-DS Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party −−−Branislav Rybárik [24]
    SPS Slovak Pirate Party PPEU −−Zuzana Šubová [25]
    S.sk Socialisti.sk −−−Artur Bekmatov [26]
    ZR Common Sense −−−Ján Baránek [27]
    MySlovensko MySlovensko −−−Štefan Panenka [28]
    SOSKWe Unite the Citizens of Slovakia−−−Libuša Nicholson [29]
    SRDCE–SNJSRDCE Patriots and Pensioners – Slovak National Unity−−−Jozef Tokár [30]


    Opinion polls

    Polling firmDateSample
    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
    NI     		Republika
    NI     		OthersLead
    Ipsos [31] 30 May–4 Jun 20241,22521.9
    4    		5.2
    1    		24.6
    4    		1.0
    0    		3.2
    0    		6.3
    1    		5.7
    1    		1.5
    0    		4.4
    0    		5.1
    1    		—11.2
    2    		8.7
    1    		1.2 [lower-alpha 1] 2.7
    NMS [32] 30 May–3 Jun 20241,02023.2
    5    		3.3
    0    		22.1
    4    		0.7
    0    		3.1
    0    		5.0
    1    		6.4
    1    		1.2
    0    		3.2
    0    		3.7
    0    		—11.9
    2    		11.0
    2    		5.11.1
    Median [33] 21–27 May 202464020.64.922.51.42.37.27.0—6.63.3—14.09.40.81.9
    Ipsos [34] 14–21 May 202441423.5
    4    		3.4
    0    		24.4
    4    		1.7
    0    		4.0
    0    		7.1
    1    		5.7
    1    		—5.3
    1    		4.8
    0    		—10.3
    2    		9.0
    2    		0.80.9
    NMS [35] 9–13 May 20241,02023.4
    5    		3.5
    0    		17.3
    4    		0.9
    0    		3.0
    0    		4.8
    0    		7.4
    1    		1.6
    0    		4.8
    0    		3.1
    0    		—11.2
    2    		12.6
    3    		6.3 [lower-alpha 2] 6.1
    AKO [36] 7–14 May 20241,00025.6
    4    		3.4
    0    		17.6
    3    		1.0
    0    		5.2
    1    		7.0
    1    		6.7
    1    		0.6
    0    		2.7
    0    		3.7
    0    		—14.4
    3    		8.5
    2    		3.68.0
    NMS [37] 18–24 April 20241,01024.3
    5    		4.4
    0    		19.8
    4    		0.7
    0    		3.2
    0    		4.6
    0    		7.0
    1    		0.8
    0    		3.6
    0    		2.9
    0    		—12.0
    3    		10.7
    2    		5.8 [lower-alpha 3] 4.5
    AKO [38] 9–16 April 20241,00027.2
    5    		2.7
    0    		15.2
    3    		1.0
    0    		4.1
    0    		6.7
    1    		6.5
    1    		0.8
    0    		3.2
    0    		5.0
    1    		—14.2
    3    		7.5
    1    		5.9 [lower-alpha 4] 12.0
    Ipsos [39] 23 Feb – 5 Mar 20241,50224.6
    5    		2.3
    0    		26.7
    5    		2.1
    0    		4.8
    0    		8.2
    2    		4.6
    0    		4.9
    0    		2.4
    0    		—11.8
    2    		6.4
    1    		1.22.1
    2023 elections 30 Sep 20232,967,89617.962.2122.950.845.636.826.328.904.392.9314.704.751.604.99
    2020 elections 29 Feb 20202,881,5116.9718.297.973.164.656.2225.035.773.918.24——9.346.74
    2019 elections 25 May 2019985,68020.11
    4    		15.72
    3    		12.07
    2    		2.07
    0    		4.09
    0    		9.70
    2    		9.62
    2    		3.85
    0    		5.26
    1    		—4.96
    0    		3.23
    0    		——9.324.29

    See also

    Notes

    1. ↑ Common Sense 0.7%
    2. ↑ Common Sense 2.2, MySlovensko 0.8, KSS 0.7, SOS 0.5, Slovak PATRIOT 0.4, SDKÚ-DS 0.4, Socialisti.sk 0.3, SOSK 0.3, Volt 0.3, SRDCE 0.2, Piráti 0.2, SĽS 0.0
    3. ↑ Common Sense 2.2, MySlovensko 0.6, Piráti 0.6, Slovak PATRIOT 0.6, SOS 0.5, SDKÚ-DS 0.4, Socialisti.sk 0.3, SOSK 0.2, SRDCE 0.2, Volt 0.1, KSS 0.1, SĽS 0.0%
    4. ↑ Common Sense 1.5, SRDCE 1.2, SOSK 0.7, KSS 0.7, SDKÚ-DS 0.5, Piráti 0.5, MySlovensko 0.5, SĽS 0.3, SOS 0.1, Volt 0.1, Slovak PATRIOT 0.0, Socialisti.sk 0.0

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