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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 156458Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+5 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (226 for, 278 against, 48 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

226

Against

278

Abstain

Margin of victory

52 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 75Against 44Abstain 16Absent 44

S&D136 MEPs

For 15Against 83Abstain 3Absent 35

Renew100 MEPs

For 11Against 70Abstain 3Absent 16

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 54Abstain 3Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 5Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 10Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 6Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland31
Portugal15
Romania14
Sweden14
Czech Republic11

Most against

Germany60
France41
Italy32
Spain32
Belgium10

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
France
Greece
Italy
Malta
Netherlands
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 3Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 24Against 41Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 12Against 60Abstain 1Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 9Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 32Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 31Against 12Abstain 3Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 5Against 32Abstain 13Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

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