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Electoral rights of mobile Union citizens in European Parliament elections

Democracy84%★

Confidence: 84%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "elections"
title/description contains "electoral"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Institutional Affairs61%

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 152552Source: 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
✓High-interest topic: Democracy
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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 “Electoral rights of mobile Union citizens in European Parliament elections”. 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 (500 for, 143 against, 9 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

500

Against

143

Abstain

Margin of victory

357 votes

Turnout (cast)

652

Absent

Participation rate

92.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 163Against 2Abstain 1Absent 13

S&D136 MEPs

For 128Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew100 MEPs

For 95Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

PfE65 MEPs

For 0Against 58Abstain 2Absent 5

ECR64 MEPs

For 1Against 59Abstain 0Absent 4

NI46 MEPs

For 19Against 19Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left37 MEPs

For 30Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany78
France54
Spain51
Italy37
Romania31

Most against

Poland27
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 5Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 54Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 78Against 10Abstain 2Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 33Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 27Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 51Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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