2009 European Parliament election in Slovenia

Slovenia European Parliament election, 2009

7 June 2009
7 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	28.36 %
First party Second party Third party   Leader Milan Zver Zoran Thaler Lojze Peterle Party SDS SD NSi Alliance EPP PES EPP Last election 17.65 % 14.65 % 23.75 % Seats before 2 1 2 Seats after 2 + 1 2 2 Seat change 1 1 0 Popular vote 123.369 85.402 76.497 Percentage 26.66 % 18.43% 16.58 % Swing 9.01 % 3.78 % 7.17 %   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Jelko Kacin Ivo Vajgl Party LDS Zares Alliance ALDE ALDE Last election 21.91 % New party Seats before 2 0 Seats after 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 53.212 45.237 Percentage 11.48 % 9.76 % Swing 10.43 % 9.76 %

The European Parliament election of 2009 in Slovenia was the election of the delegation from Slovenia to the European Parliament in 2009.

Candidates

Political Party	Candidate	Candidate	Candidate	Candidate	Candidate	Candidate	Candidate
Christian Socialists of Slovenia (KSS)	Maruša Benkič	Nedeljo Dabič	Gabrijela Čevnik	Valentina Stopar	Srečko Prislan	Nina Plahutnik Suhadolnik	Andrej Magajna
Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (DeSUS)	Karl Erjavec	Marija Gjerkeš Dugonik	Drago Mirošič	Andrejka Majhen	Joško Godec	Silva Savšek	Avgust Heričko
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS)	Jelko Kacin	Mirjam Muženič	Slavko Ziherl	Sonja Kralj Bervar	Borut Cink	Darja Mohorič	Aleš Gulič
New Slovenia (NSi)	Lojze Peterle	Ljudmila Novak	Mojca Kucler Dolinar	Anton Kokalj	Alenka Šverc	Klemen Žumer	Ksenija Kraševec
Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS)	Milan Zver	Romana Jordan Cizelj	Zofija Mazej Kukovič	Dragutin Mate	Mirko Zamernik	Katja Koren Miklavec	Anže Logar
Slovenian National Party (SNS)	Sergej Čas	Barbara Jerman	Nina Mavrin	Donja Hudoklin	Aleš Bandur	Janja Čas	Matej Ivanuša
Slovenian People's Party (SLS)	Ivan Žagar	Marta Ciraj	Marjan Senjur	Nada Skuk	Ciril Smrkolj	Marija Ribič	Janez Podobnik
Social Democrats (SD)	Zoran Thaler	Tanja Fajon	Andrej Horvat	Mojca Kleva	Lev Kreft	Karmen Pahor	Andreja Katič
United Greens	Vlado Čuš	Lucija Mozetič	Mihael Jarc	Teja Dumenčić	Franc Černagoj	Tomaž Ogrin	Tamara Galun
Youth Party of Slovenia (SMS)	Darko Krajnc	Nataša Lorber	Katja Grabnar	Idris Fadul	Peter Janeš	Maja Kovač	Miha Jazbinšek
Zares	Ivo Vajgl	Felicita Medved	Roman Jakič	Bernarda Jeklin	Peter Česnik	Cveta Zalokar	Matej Lahovnik
Independent List for the Rights of Patients	Marko Šidjanin	Tadeja Cankar Davanzo	Andraž Košir	Tina Jakopin

Opinion polls

Source	Date	SDS	SD	LDS	DeSUS	NSi	Zares	SNS	SLS	NLPD	SMS
Mediana	May 11–13	19.5% (2)	17.4% (2)	12.7% (1)	11.7% (1)	10.2% (1)	8.6%	3.4%	1.3%	2.2%	N/A
Delo	May 12–14	21% (2)	16% (2)	12% (1)	5.5%	10% (1)	11% (1)	4%	4%	N/A	4%
Delo	May 21–22	20% (2)	15% (1)	9% (1)	9% (1)	10% (1)	11% (1)	2%	2%	N/A	2%
Zurnal	May 28	28% (3)	24% (2)	7%	6%	10% (1)	12% (1)	4%	4%	N/A	N/A
Delo	May 27–28	22% (2)	16% (2)	8% (1)	7%	9% (1)	13% (1)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mediana	May 25–27	20.6% (2)	15.9% (1)	8.3% (1)	11.1% (1)	11.3% (1)	8%	3.4%	1.9%	1.2%	0.4%