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Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU

Disinformation65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "foreign interference"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Democracy64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "democratic process"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 140397Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Disinformation
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (536 for, 80 against, 77 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

536

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

456 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 164Against 3Abstain 7Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 2Against 37Abstain 28Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 33Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 16Abstain 7Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany84
Spain54
France53
Italy41
Romania30

Most against

Hungary12

Divided delegations

Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 53Against 25Abstain 1Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 84Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 9Abstain 25Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 27Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 54Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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