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Breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary as a result of the legal changes adopted by the Hungarian Parliament

Vote ID 135099Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
75
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some 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+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 “Breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary as a result of the legal changes adopted by the Hungarian Parliament”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (459 for, 147 against, 58 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
459
Against
147
Abstain
58
Margin of victory
312 votes
Turnout (cast)
664
Absent
41
Participation rate
94.2%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 114Against 11Abstain 42Absent 12
S&D136 MEPs
For 116Against 1Abstain 0Absent 19
Renew101 MEPs
For 99Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 1Against 63Abstain 2Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 5Against 48Abstain 9Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 16Against 19Abstain 4Absent 5
The Left38 MEPs
For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany79
  • France52
  • Spain43
  • Italy33
  • Netherlands22
Most against
  • Poland26
  • Hungary13
Divided delegations
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Romania
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 6Against 2Abstain 4Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 52Against 23Abstain 4Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 79Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6
Greece21 MEPs
For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 7Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 33Against 33Abstain 5Absent 5
Latvia8 MEPs
For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 6Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 22Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 25Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 9Against 7Abstain 7Absent 10
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 43Against 4Abstain 12Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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