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Fundamental rights and Rule of Law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors

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 138175Source: 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
✓Institutional decision
✓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+8 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Fundamental rights and Rule of Law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors”. 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 (356 for, 284 against, 40 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

356

Against

284

Abstain

Margin of victory

72 votes

Turnout (cast)

680

Absent

Participation rate

96.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 6Against 135Abstain 33Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 1Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 1Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 19Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany50
France47
Spain42
Netherlands17
Romania16

Most against

Italy43
Poland37
Hungary13
Austria10
Greece10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 30Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany95 MEPs

For 50Against 39Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 7Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 10Against 37Abstain 4Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 7Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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