← Votes·2022-05-05

Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary

Vote ID 143170Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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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+4 / 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 “Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (426 for, 133 against, 37 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

426

Against

133

Abstain

Margin of victory

293 votes

Turnout (cast)

596

Absent

109

Participation rate

84.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 117Against 4Abstain 25Absent 33

S&D136 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

Renew101 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 57Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 51Abstain 1Absent 10

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 14Abstain 6Absent 8

The Left38 MEPs

For 27Against 3Abstain 2Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
Spain52
France46
Italy35
Romania21

Most against

Poland25
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Croatia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 46Against 17Abstain 3Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 11Abstain 1Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 28Abstain 2Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 25Abstain 12Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 52Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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