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The electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland

Rule of Law65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "rule of law"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Democracy64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "electoral"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 156836Source: 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
✓High-interest topic: Rule Of Law
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “The electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (472 for, 136 against, 16 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

472

Against

136

Abstain

Margin of victory

336 votes

Turnout (cast)

624

Absent

Participation rate

88.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 149Against 4Abstain 4Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 88Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 55Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 52Abstain 3Absent 9

The Left37 MEPs

For 33Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 15Abstain 3Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany81
France52
Spain44
Italy37
Romania24

Most against

Poland23
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 20Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 81Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 29Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 21Against 23Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 44Against 2Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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