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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

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Democracy64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "democratic process"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 164439Source: 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: 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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ECR voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (433 for, 56 against, 18 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

433

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

377 votes

Turnout (cast)

507

Absent

198

Participation rate

71.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 133Against 0Abstain 0Absent 46

S&D136 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 4Absent 40

Renew100 MEPs

For 82Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 53Against 3Abstain 3Absent 11

ECR65 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 3Absent 13

PfE64 MEPs

For 3Against 27Abstain 0Absent 34

NI46 MEPs

For 11Against 13Abstain 2Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 4Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
Poland46
Spain43
France42
Italy35

Most against

Greece3

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 18Abstain 4Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 9Abstain 5Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 2Abstain 0Absent 39

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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