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Election of the Commission

Vote ID 170611Source: 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
✓Institutional decision
✓Some political group division
✓Some 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+3 / 15

Legislative+8 / 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 “Election of the Commission”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (370 for, 282 against, 36 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

370

Against

282

Abstain

Margin of victory

88 votes

Turnout (cast)

688

Absent

Participation rate

95.2%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 148Against 25Abstain 2Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 88Against 26Abstain 18Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 35Against 41Abstain 4Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 79Abstain 0Absent 1

Renew79 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 6Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 27Against 19Abstain 6Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy52
Germany51
Poland27
Netherlands23
Portugal16

Most against

France61
Spain37
Hungary14
Czech Republic11
Belgium9

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 6Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 18Against 61Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 28Abstain 13Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 52Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 26Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 2Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 37Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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