← Votes·2023-09-14

Parliamentarism, European Citizenship and Democracy

Vote ID 157818Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Parliamentarism, European Citizenship and Democracy”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (316 for, 137 against, 47 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

137

Abstain

Margin of victory

179 votes

Turnout (cast)

500

Absent

205

Participation rate

70.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 95Against 19Abstain 18Absent 47

S&D136 MEPs

For 84Against 0Abstain 11Absent 41

Renew100 MEPs

For 61Against 4Abstain 12Absent 23

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 1Absent 17

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 19

The Left37 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 3Absent 14

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 26

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
France36
Italy33
Spain26
Romania23

Most against

Sweden10
Czech Republic9

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Denmark
Italy
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 4Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 19Abstain 2Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 10Abstain 2Absent 29

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 25Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 7Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 21Against 21Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 3Absent 8

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 26Against 2Abstain 11Absent 20

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 7Absent 3

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