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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 156461Source: 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
✓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+3 / 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, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (296 for, 213 against, 43 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

296

Against

213

Abstain

Margin of victory

83 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 59Against 58Abstain 18Absent 44

S&D136 MEPs

For 88Against 11Abstain 3Absent 34

Renew100 MEPs

For 67Against 12Abstain 4Absent 17

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 2Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 48Abstain 3Absent 13

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 1Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 17Abstain 5Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 5Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
France42
Spain37
Italy28
Romania15

Most against

Poland35
Sweden12
Hungary9
Finland7
Denmark6

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 7Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 24Abstain 0Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 13Abstain 1Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 3Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 26Abstain 2Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 1Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 35Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 2Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 37Against 8Abstain 4Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

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