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Ordre du jour de mardi - Demande du groupe S&D

Vote ID 158745Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+0 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Ordre du jour de mardi - Demande du groupe S&D”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (173 for, 171 against, 3 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

173

Against

171

Abstain

Margin of victory

2 votes

Turnout (cast)

347

Absent

358

Participation rate

49.2%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 2 votes. 358 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (358) was larger than the 2-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 104 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
S&Dhad 61 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
Renewhad 47 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
ECRhad 39 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
PfEhad 32 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
NIhad 32 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
Greens-EFAhad 23 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
Lefthad 15 absent MEPs (margin was 2)
ESNhad 4 absent MEPs (margin was 2)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (44 absent)Spain (43 absent)Italy (38 absent)Poland (32 absent)France (29 absent)Romania (16 absent)Bulgaria (13 absent)Hungary (12 absent)Czech Republic (11 absent)Greece (11 absent)Belgium (10 absent)Austria (9 absent)Ireland (9 absent)Croatia (8 absent)Finland (8 absent)Slovakia (8 absent)Denmark (7 absent)Estonia (7 absent)Lithuania (7 absent)Netherlands (7 absent)Sweden (7 absent)Latvia (6 absent)Portugal (5 absent)Luxembourg (4 absent)Malta (3 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

S&D136 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 61

EPP179 MEPs

For 4Against 68Abstain 3Absent 104

Renew100 MEPs

For 8Against 45Abstain 0Absent 47

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 0Absent 32

ECR65 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 0Absent 39

The Left37 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

NI46 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 32

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany27
Italy26
Portugal13
Spain11
Sweden10

Most against

France32
Netherlands14
Poland12
Romania12
Czech Republic7

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 13

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

France79 MEPs

For 18Against 32Abstain 0Absent 29

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 24Abstain 1Absent 44

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 11Abstain 1Absent 38

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 32

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 0Absent 43

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

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