← Votes·2020-06-19

The anti-racism protests following the death of George Floyd

Vote ID 115496Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 anti-racism protests following the death of George Floyd”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (493 for, 104 against, 67 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

493

Against

104

Abstain

Margin of victory

389 votes

Turnout (cast)

664

Absent

Participation rate

94.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 136Against 8Abstain 27Absent 8

S&D136 MEPs

For 124Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Renew101 MEPs

For 97Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR63 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 35Absent 5

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 14Abstain 3Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
Spain51
France47
Italy37
Netherlands23

Most against

Hungary9

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 22Abstain 8Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 10Abstain 1Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 36Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 25Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 10Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 51Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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