2014 European Parliament election in Slovenia

2014 European Parliament elections were held in Slovenia on 25 May 2014. It was the first in the series of three elections held in the 2014, and the major test leading up to the parliamentary elections in July. The political atmosphere was in a crisis that started with the fall of Borut Pahor's government, then Janez Janša's government in 2013, the latter coming after Janša was accused of corruption. The cabinet of Alenka Bratušek was breaking up, as the former leader of the Positive Slovenia Zoran Janković, who was under the suspicion of corruption, announced his candidature for party president, even though the coalition parties threatened to leave the government if he was to be elected, which later he was.

2014 European Parliament election in Slovenia

25 May 2014

All 8 Slovenian seats to the European Parliament
Turnout24.55%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Milan Zver Lojze Peterle Igor Šoltes
Party SDS NSi–SLS Verjamem
Alliance EPP EPP Greens/EFA
Last election 26.66% 16.58% New Party
Seats before 3 1 New Party
Seats after 3 2 1
Seat change 0 1 1
Popular vote 99.643 66.760 41.525
Percentage 24.78% 16.60% 10.33%
Swing 1.88% 0.02% 10.33%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Ivo Vajgl Igor Lukšič
Party DeSUS SD
Alliance ALDE PES
Last election 7.18%
Seats before 0 2
Seats after 1 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 32.662 32.484
Percentage 8.12% 8.08%
Swing 3.78% 10.35 %

The main characteristic of the elections was the participation of several new parties, founded during the recent years of crisis. Verjamem was among the last parties to be founded before the elections, and surprisingly finished in third place, winning one seat in the European Parliament.

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