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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 156470Source: 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 (307 for, 211 against, 35 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

307

Against

211

Abstain

Margin of victory

96 votes

Turnout (cast)

553

Absent

152

Participation rate

78.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 59Against 58Abstain 18Absent 44

S&D136 MEPs

For 90Against 8Abstain 3Absent 35

Renew100 MEPs

For 71Against 9Abstain 3Absent 17

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 47Abstain 3Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 17Abstain 4Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 3Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
France42
Italy32
Spain31
Netherlands14

Most against

Poland33
Sweden13
Hungary9
Finland7
Slovakia6

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Hungary
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 3Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 25Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 14Abstain 0Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 24Abstain 1Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 12Against 33Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 31Against 7Abstain 12Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

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