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The rule of law and fundamental rights in Bulgaria

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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Civil Liberties64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "fundamental rights"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Civil Liberties
Vote ID 118115Source: official EP roll-call records
66
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Procedural or paragraph vote
  • High-interest topic: Rule Of Law
  • Strong political group division
  • Significant national delegation divergence
  • Close result
  • High participation
  • Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+15 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+3 / 25
Close vote+6 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+12 / 15
Country division+15 / 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 rule of law and fundamental rights in Bulgaria”. EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (283 for, 351 against, 63 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a procedural vote — it concerns how Parliament organises its work rather than a substantive policy decision. It is generally of lower public-interest weight, though procedural votes can still signal political alignments.

Result analysis

For
283
Against
351
Abstain
63
Margin of victory
68 votes
Turnout (cast)
697
Absent
7
Participation rate
99.0%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs
For 165Against 6Abstain 8Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 2Against 131Abstain 1Absent 2
Renew101 MEPs
For 12Against 89Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 4Against 65Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE66 MEPs
For 31Against 1Abstain 33Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 53Against 1Abstain 8Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 12Against 19Abstain 12Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 1Against 36Abstain 1Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Poland44
  • Bulgaria11
  • Czech Republic11
  • Greece10
  • Croatia6
Most against
  • Germany54
  • France48
  • Spain42
  • Netherlands19
  • Romania17
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Germany
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 7Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium20 MEPs
For 7Against 9Abstain 4Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 30Against 48Abstain 0Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 41Against 54Abstain 0Absent 1
Greece21 MEPs
For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 0Against 7Abstain 14Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 27Against 18Abstain 30Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 9Against 19Abstain 1Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 44Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 13Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 17Against 42Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

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