← Votes·2020-10-08

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

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Vote ID 118627Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (358 for, 277 against, 56 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

358

Against

277

Abstain

Margin of victory

81 votes

Turnout (cast)

691

Absent

Participation rate

98.0%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 11Against 143Abstain 23Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 129Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 90Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 6Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 51Abstain 9Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 17Abstain 4Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany54
France48
Spain42
Netherlands17
Romania17

Most against

Italy43
Poland37
Hungary13
Bulgaria8

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 9Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 54Against 38Abstain 1Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 37Abstain 3Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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