ZAGREB, April 10, 2019 – A total of 33 slates – 31 compiled by political parties and two by groups of independent candidates – were submitted to Croatia’s State Election Commission (DIP) for the forthcoming elections for the European Parliament, as against 25 slates registered for the EP elections in Croatia five years ago.
Thus, a total of 396 candidates are running now for the 12 seats reserved for Croatia in the new European legislature.
Elections for the European Parliament will be held in all member states of the European Union between 23 and 26 May 2019, as decided by the Council of the European Union.
Croatia is holding these elections on 26 May.
Every five years EU citizens choose who represents them in the European Parliament. The EP is elected by direct universal suffrage and elections must be based on proportional representation and use either the list system or the single transferable vote system. In some countries including Croatia, the order on the list may be changed using the transferable (preferential) vote system.
Slates may be submitted by all political parties registered in Croatia that can run in the election with their own slates or in coalitions. To participate in the election, independent candidates must collect at least 5,000 signatures of voters, and submit them to the State Election Commission within 14 days after the president calls the elections.
More news about elections in Croatia can be found in the Politics section.
