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Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society

Vote ID 179583Source: 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 (204 for, 372 against, 10 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

204

Against

372

Abstain

Margin of victory

168 votes

Turnout (cast)

586

Absent

134

Participation rate

81.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 25Against 134Abstain 2Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 89Abstain 0Absent 46

PfE82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 2Abstain 2Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 6Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France40
Czech Republic11
Hungary11
Bulgaria8
Croatia6

Most against

Germany62
Spain40
Italy36
Poland24
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 40Against 32Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 62Abstain 5Absent 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 24Against 36Abstain 0Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 24Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 10

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 40Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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