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Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society

Vote ID 179581Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society”. 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 (188 for, 374 against, 28 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

188

Against

374

Abstain

Margin of victory

186 votes

Turnout (cast)

590

Absent

130

Participation rate

81.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 14Against 137Abstain 12Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 87Abstain 0Absent 46

PfE82 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 6Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 3Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 7Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France34
Hungary11
Bulgaria9
Czech Republic7
Slovenia4

Most against

Germany63
Spain40
Italy35
Poland24
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 7Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 30Abstain 6Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 63Abstain 2Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 35Abstain 1Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 18Abstain 2Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 24Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 40Abstain 2Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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