← Votes·2019-12-19

The Russian 'foreign agents' Law

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russian"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"russian" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 111083Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “The Russian 'foreign agents' Law”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (466 for, 78 against, 31 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

466

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

388 votes

Turnout (cast)

575

Absent

103

Participation rate

84.8%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 136Against 4Abstain 3Absent 30

S&D132 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 2Absent 19

Renew96 MEPs

For 87Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 4Absent 5

ECR59 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 8Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 10Against 39Abstain 1Absent 14

NI43 MEPs

For 13Against 13Abstain 4Absent 13

The Left37 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 7Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
Poland45
Spain42
France38
Romania29

Most against

Italy24

Divided delegations

Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Croatia11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France74 MEPs

For 38Against 14Abstain 7Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 15Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 12Absent 14

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Poland51 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania32 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain54 MEPs

For 42Against 3Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden20 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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