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Motion of censure on the Commission

Vote ID 179569Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 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 “Motion of censure on the Commission”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (179 for, 378 against, 37 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

179

Against

378

Abstain

Margin of victory

199 votes

Turnout (cast)

594

Absent

126

Participation rate

82.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 161Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 93Abstain 5Absent 36

PfE82 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 39Against 5Abstain 27Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 58Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 2Absent 22

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Hungary12
Czech Republic10
Slovakia7
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany60
Spain42
Italy27
Poland25
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Poland
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 25Abstain 2Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 60Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 27Abstain 21Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 3Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 42Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

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