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The European Elections 2024

Democracy64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "elections"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 162452Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Democracy
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 European Elections 2024”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (253 for, 342 against, 14 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

253

Against

342

Abstain

Margin of victory

89 votes

Turnout (cast)

609

Absent

Participation rate

86.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 20Against 137Abstain 1Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 80Against 37Abstain 0Absent 19

Renew100 MEPs

For 67Against 19Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 0Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 18Abstain 3Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 12Against 12Abstain 8Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany45
France43
Italy38
Spain33
Austria10

Most against

Poland40
Romania20
Netherlands16
Portugal16
Czech Republic15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 43Against 26Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 36Abstain 2Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 27Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 4Against 40Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain58 MEPs

For 33Against 16Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 2Absent 4

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