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Foreign electoral interference and disinformation in national and European democratic processes

Democracy84%★

Confidence: 84%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "electoral"
title/description contains "democratic process"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Disinformation65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "disinformation"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 108830Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Democracy
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Foreign electoral interference and disinformation in national and European democratic processes”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ECR voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (432 for, 116 against, 47 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

432

Against

116

Abstain

Margin of victory

316 votes

Turnout (cast)

595

Absent

Participation rate

87.8%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 136Against 6Abstain 8Absent 23

S&D132 MEPs

For 107Against 1Abstain 10Absent 14

Renew96 MEPs

For 83Against 1Abstain 3Absent 9

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 50Against 4Abstain 7Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 6Against 48Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR59 MEPs

For 32Against 7Abstain 9Absent 11

NI43 MEPs

For 15Against 16Abstain 4Absent 8

The Left37 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 5Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
Poland39
Spain39
France37
Romania24

Most against

Italy27

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

Croatia11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Finland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

France74 MEPs

For 37Against 24Abstain 5Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 21Abstain 3Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 19Against 27Abstain 18Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland51 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania32 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain54 MEPs

For 39Against 6Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden20 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

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