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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 140790Source: 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: Disinformation
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 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 “Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (552 for, 81 against, 60 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

552

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

471 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 171Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 4Against 33Abstain 30Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 42Against 6Abstain 14Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 26Abstain 3Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 19Against 8Abstain 10Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
France56
Poland52
Italy50
Spain45

Most against

Hungary13

Divided delegations

Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 79Against 12Abstain 4Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 24Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 4Abstain 9Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

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