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Determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by Poland of the rule of law

Rule of Law65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "rule of law"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 117267Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Rule Of Law
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “Determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by Poland of the rule of law”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (513 for, 148 against, 33 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

513

Against

148

Abstain

Margin of victory

365 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 157Against 8Abstain 13Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 2Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 56Abstain 4Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 18Abstain 8Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany82
France56
Spain54
Italy39
Romania29

Most against

Poland27
Hungary12

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 82Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 35Abstain 1Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 21Against 27Abstain 3Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 54Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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