Violeta Tomič

Violeta Tomić, sometimes known in Slovenian as Violeta Tomič (born 22 January 1963) is a Slovenian television presenter, actress, and politician serving as a deputy in the National Assembly. As a member of Party Our Future, founded by Ivan Gale, she was chosen as the lead candidate of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group ahead of the 2019 European Parliament election but was not elected.

Early life Tomić was born on 22 January 1963 in Sarajevo. Her father was a musician in the Sarajevo National Theatre, and so she opted out of going to kindergarten and instead spent time at rehearsals at the theater which inspired her love for acting. Eventually, her mother and her went to Metlika, where she spent a lot of her life.

Tomić hosted the Slovenian version of The Weakest Link quiz show, Najšibkejši člen.

Political career In 2010 she joined the Democratic Labour Party (DSD), where she has been vice-president of since 2013. In May 2013, she became leader of the United Left list which incorporated DSD.