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2019 European Parliament elections were held in Slovenia on 26 May 2019. This was the most recent in the series of four elections held over the period of two years.
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2019 European Parliament elections were held in Slovenia on 26 May 2019. This was the most recent in the series of four elections held over the period of two years.
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 [1] | – | 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 [2] | – | 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 [3] | – | 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 [3] | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18. Feb 2019 | European Parliament/MMC RTVSLO [4] | – | – | 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% | |
| 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 Bratusek | 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 | 482,075 | 100.00 | 8 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 482,075 | 97.89 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,382 | 2.11 | |||
| Total votes | 492,457 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,704,866 | 28.89 | |||
| Source: Volitve | |||||
| MEP | Party | Preference votes | % of list | Term Length | ||
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 | Tanja Fajon | SD | 54,651 | 60.77% | 1 July 2009 – | |
| 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 – | ||
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