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Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration

Russia95%★
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "russian"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Moldova95%
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "moldova"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Foreign Affairs75%
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • "moldova" is a non-EU country topic
  • "russian" is a non-EU country topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Rule of Law65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "constitutional"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 169761Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
57
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Russia
  • ✓Strong political group division
  • ✓Significant national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+15 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+12 / 15
Country division+15 / 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 “Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration”. PfE and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (156 for, 307 against, 180 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
156
Against
307
Abstain
180
Margin of victory
151 votes
Turnout (cast)
643
Absent
79
Participation rate
89.1%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP187 MEPs
For 22Against 2Abstain 139Absent 24
S&D135 MEPs
For 0Against 106Abstain 4Absent 25
PfE81 MEPs
For 50Against 2Abstain 25Absent 4
Renew79 MEPs
For 5Against 69Abstain 2Absent 3
ECR82 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 5Absent 8
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2
The Left45 MEPs
For 2Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5
NI30 MEPs
For 3Against 21Abstain 4Absent 2
ESN26 MEPs
For 2Against 18Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Poland25
  • Czech Republic15
  • Romania8
  • Latvia4
  • Slovenia4
Most against
  • Germany56
  • France42
  • Italy30
  • Spain24
  • Netherlands17
Divided delegations
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Italy
  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands
  • Romania
  • Slovenia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 0Against 9Abstain 10Absent 1
Belgium22 MEPs
For 5Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 3Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1
Croatia12 MEPs
For 2Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2
Denmark15 MEPs
For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3
Estonia7 MEPs
For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0
Finland16 MEPs
For 1Against 8Abstain 4Absent 3
France82 MEPs
For 26Against 42Abstain 9Absent 5
Germany96 MEPs
For 2Against 56Abstain 26Absent 12
Greece21 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 11Absent 3
Hungary21 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 17Absent 1
Ireland14 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 4Absent 2
Italy76 MEPs
For 24Against 30Abstain 15Absent 7
Latvia9 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0
Lithuania12 MEPs
For 3Against 2Abstain 3Absent 4
Luxembourg7 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 12Against 17Abstain 2Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 25Against 2Abstain 21Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 1Against 10Abstain 7Absent 3
Romania33 MEPs
For 8Against 5Abstain 5Absent 15
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 10Against 24Abstain 20Absent 6
Sweden21 MEPs
For 3Against 13Abstain 5Absent 0

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