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Transparency and targeting of political advertising ***I

Vote ID 164464Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 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 “Transparency and targeting of political advertising ***I”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. ECR and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (470 for, 50 against, 105 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

470

Against

Abstain

105

Margin of victory

420 votes

Turnout (cast)

625

Absent

Participation rate

88.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 140Against 8Abstain 4Absent 27

S&D136 MEPs

For 117Against 0Abstain 6Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 6Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR65 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 43Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 36Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 15Abstain 5Absent 8

The Left38 MEPs

For 27Against 2Abstain 3Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
France53
Spain47
Italy43
Romania25

Most against

Hungary10

Divided delegations

Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 19Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 14Abstain 9Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 16Absent 16

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 8Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 27Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

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