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Composition of the European Parliament

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 156372Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Composition of the European Parliament”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (312 for, 201 against, 44 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

312

Against

201

Abstain

Margin of victory

111 votes

Turnout (cast)

557

Absent

148

Participation rate

79.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 73Against 50Abstain 13Absent 43

S&D136 MEPs

For 84Against 8Abstain 11Absent 33

Renew100 MEPs

For 69Against 10Abstain 5Absent 16

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 3Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 1Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 20Abstain 3Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 19Against 8Abstain 5Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain43
France41
Germany38
Italy32
Romania21

Most against

Poland25
Portugal15
Czech Republic10
Hungary9
Sweden8

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 5Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 3Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 41Against 25Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 36Abstain 0Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 25Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 2Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 19Against 25Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 5Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 4Abstain 3Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 8Absent 4

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