← Votes·2023-06-01

Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation

Disinformation86%★

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "disinformation"
title/description contains "foreign interference"

Reviewed: yes

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 155527Source: 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+10 / 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 European Union, including disinformation”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ECR voted mostly in favour, while NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (469 for, 71 against, 75 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

469

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

398 votes

Turnout (cast)

615

Absent

Participation rate

87.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 156Against 0Abstain 1Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 104Against 3Abstain 13Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 89Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 36Against 9Abstain 22Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 45Against 5Abstain 9Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 20Against 15Abstain 21Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 4Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 5Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy57
Germany55
Poland49
Spain40
France37

Most against

Hungary12

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 37Against 3Abstain 29Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 16Abstain 9Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 4Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 57Against 2Abstain 1Absent 16

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 4Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 8Abstain 1Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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