European elections in Croatia 2014
The 2014 European elections in Croatia were the second direct election of members of the European Parliament from Croatia. It took place on May 25, 2014.
Croatia joined the European Union on July 1, 2013 . On April 14, 2013, the first European elections took place in Croatia . In the 2014 election, the number of Croatian MPs decreased from twelve to eleven.
Electoral system
Eleven MPs are elected nationwide with a preferential voting system.
Starting position
In the 2013 election, 28 lists ran, but only three lists won seats. The joint list of the conservative parties HDZ , HSP-AS and BUZ had six seats, with the chairwoman of the HSP-AS, Ruža Tomašić , winning one seat by preferential votes; the rest went to the HDZ. Five seats were lost to the joint list of the center-left parties SDP , HNS and HSU , all of which went to the SDP. The last seat went to the list of socialist HL .
| list | Share of votes | Political party | Seats | fraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 (HDZ – HSP AS – BUZ) | 32.86 | Hrvatska demokratska zajednica | 5 | EPP |
| Hrvatska stranka prava dr. Ante Starčević | 1 | ECR | ||
| 24 (SDP – HNS – HSU) | 32.07 | Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske | 5 | S&D |
| 17 (HL) | 5.77 | Hrvatski laburisti - Stranka rada | 1 | GUE / NGL |
| Others | 29.30 |
Parties
A total of 25 lists were approved. The following parties and party coalitions are regularly mentioned in the election polls:
| Party / coalition | involved parties | European party / group |
|---|---|---|
| Patriotic coalition | HDZ , HSS , HSP-AS , BUZ , ZDS , HDS | European People's Party , European Conservatives and Reformists |
| Kukuriku coalition | SDP , HNS , IDS , HSU | Party of European Socialists , Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Hrvatski laburisti - Stranka rada (Croatian Laborists - Workers' Party) | Confederal Group of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left | |
| Održivi razvoj Hrvatske (ORaH) (Sustainable Development - Walnut) | Planned to join the European Green Party | |
| Alliance for Croatia | HDSSB , ABH , A-HSS , Hrast , HSP , HZ , OS , ZZH | 1 |
| Partnership of the Croatian center | NF , HSLS , PGS , RI | European Democratic Party , Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, European Free Alliance |
The following additional lists were permitted (in brackets European party or parliamentary group in the European Parliament, if applicable):
- Abeceda demokracije - ABECEDA
- Akcija mladih - AM
- Autohtona - Hrvatska stranka prava - A-HSP
- Demokratska Prigorsko - Zagrebacka Strana - DPS
- Demokratska Stranka Zena - DSŽ, Hrvatska Stranka Nezaposlenih - HSN, Akcija Slavonsko Baranjskih Umirovljenika - ASBU
- Hrvatska radnička stranka - HRS
- Hrvatska Stranka Reda - HSR
- Međimurski Demokratski Savez - MDS
- Naša stranka - NS, Nova srpska stranka - NSS
- Nezavisna Lista Ante Dapica - NL ANTE ĐAPIĆA
- Piratska stranka - PS ( European Pirate Party )
- Pokret za modernu Hrvatsku
- Savez za promjene - SP
- Snaga Roma Hrvatske - SRH
- Socijalistička partija Hrvatske - SPH
- Socijalistička radnička partija Hrvatske - SRP ( Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties of Europe )
- Stranka Hrvatskog Zajednistva-SHZ
- Stranka umirovljenika - SU
- Zeleni Hrvatske - ZELENI HR, Agenda Mladih Demokrata - AMD, Zelena Stranka - ZS
Result
According to the preliminary results, the turnout was 25.2%; the following percentages and seats were allocated to the lists:
- Patriotic coalition 41.4%, 6 seats
- Kukuriku coalition 29.9%, 4 seats
- Održivi razvoj Hrvatske 9.4%, 1 seats
- Alliance for Croatia 6.9%, 0 seats
- Hrvatski laburisti - Stranka rada 3.4%, 0 seats
- Partnership of the Croatian center 2.4%, 0 seats
19 other lists each achieved less than 1% (together 6.6%) and are not represented in the European Parliament.
According to this, the following persons would be elected as members of the European Parliament:
- Patriotic coalition:
- Ruža Tomašić (HSP-AS)
- Andrej Plenković (HDZ)
- Marijana Petir (HSS)
- Dubravka Šuica (HDZ)
- Ivana Maletić (HDZ)
- Before Taurus (HDZ)
- Kukuricu Coalition:
- Tonino Picula (SDP)
- Neven Mimica (SDP)
- Biljana Borzan (SDP)
- Jozo Radoš (HNS)
- Održivi razvoj Hrvatske:
- Mirela Holy (OraH)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Preliminary result of the European elections in Croatia 2014 ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
