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The Establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights

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

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Vote ID 118191Source: 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 “The Establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights”. 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 (521 for, 152 against, 21 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

521

Against

152

Abstain

Margin of victory

369 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 160Against 7Abstain 13Absent 0

S&D136 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 2Against 62Abstain 1Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 5Against 56Abstain 1Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 20Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 32Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany84
Spain54
France49
Italy40
Romania28

Most against

Poland26
Hungary13

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium20 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 22Abstain 7Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 84Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 35Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 54Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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