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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 156453Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (316 for, 169 against, 67 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

316

Against

169

Abstain

Margin of victory

147 votes

Turnout (cast)

552

Absent

153

Participation rate

78.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 91Against 27Abstain 16Absent 45

S&D136 MEPs

For 84Against 6Abstain 11Absent 35

Renew100 MEPs

For 60Against 18Abstain 5Absent 17

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 4Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 52Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 34Abstain 17Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 16Abstain 4Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 11Against 13Abstain 8Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany49
Spain37
France36
Italy32
Romania21

Most against

Poland26
Portugal12
Belgium9
Hungary8
Sweden7

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
France
Hungary
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 5Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 4Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 28Abstain 2Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 49Against 23Abstain 2Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 3Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 8Abstain 17Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 1Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 20Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 2Absent 10

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 37Against 6Abstain 7Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 7Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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