← Votes·2022-09-15

Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded

Vote ID 147456Source: 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 “Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded”. 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 (433 for, 123 against, 28 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

433

Against

123

Abstain

Margin of victory

310 votes

Turnout (cast)

584

Absent

121

Participation rate

82.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 116Against 9Abstain 13Absent 41

S&D136 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew101 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 1Absent 15

ECR63 MEPs

For 4Against 42Abstain 4Absent 13

NI44 MEPs

For 15Against 15Abstain 4Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 28Against 2Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
France47
Spain42
Italy29
Netherlands19

Most against

Poland25
Hungary12

Divided delegations

Croatia
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 22Abstain 4Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 11Abstain 2Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 17Abstain 1Absent 29

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 4Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

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