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Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union

Russia95%★
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "russian"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Foreign Affairs75%
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • "russian" is a non-EU country topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Foreign Affairs →
Democracy64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "democratic process"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Democracy →
Vote ID 164420Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
47
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Russia
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+15 / 15
Turnout+2 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+10 / 15
Country division+10 / 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 “Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union”. PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ECR voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (100 for, 378 against, 43 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
100
Against
378
Abstain
43
Margin of victory
278 votes
Turnout (cast)
521
Absent
184
Participation rate
73.9%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 4Against 132Abstain 0Absent 43
S&D136 MEPs
For 12Against 82Abstain 1Absent 41
Renew100 MEPs
For 9Against 74Abstain 1Absent 16
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 16Against 35Abstain 8Absent 11
ECR65 MEPs
For 2Against 46Abstain 6Absent 11
PfE64 MEPs
For 22Against 3Abstain 19Absent 20
NI46 MEPs
For 14Against 4Abstain 4Absent 24
The Left38 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 3Absent 16
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France30
  • Sweden9
Most against
  • Germany66
  • Poland47
  • Spain44
  • Italy23
  • Netherlands17
Divided delegations
  • France
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Sweden
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 3Against 9Abstain 3Absent 4
Belgium21 MEPs
For 3Against 9Abstain 4Absent 5
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 9
Croatia12 MEPs
For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 4
France79 MEPs
For 30Against 29Abstain 2Absent 18
Germany96 MEPs
For 8Against 66Abstain 6Absent 16
Greece21 MEPs
For 0Against 1Abstain 2Absent 18
Hungary21 MEPs
For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 16
Ireland13 MEPs
For 3Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2
Italy76 MEPs
For 14Against 23Abstain 13Absent 26
Latvia8 MEPs
For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 2Against 17Abstain 3Absent 7
Poland52 MEPs
For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 5
Portugal21 MEPs
For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4
Romania33 MEPs
For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 15
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1
Spain59 MEPs
For 8Against 44Abstain 0Absent 7
Sweden21 MEPs
For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

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