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Second World Summit for Social Development

Vote ID 179608Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Second World Summit for Social Development”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (291 for, 295 against, 20 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

291

Against

295

Abstain

Margin of victory

4 votes

Turnout (cast)

606

Absent

114

Participation rate

84.2%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 4 votes. 114 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (114) was larger than the 4-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

S&Dhad 40 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
EPPhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
Renewhad 15 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
Lefthad 11 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
ECRhad 10 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
Greens-EFAhad 9 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
PfEhad 6 absent MEPs (margin was 4)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (17 absent)France (14 absent)Germany (13 absent)Spain (11 absent)Portugal (9 absent)Romania (9 absent)Belgium (5 absent)Netherlands (5 absent)Poland (5 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 59Against 93Abstain 17Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 95Against 0Abstain 0Absent 40

PfE82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 1Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew79 MEPs

For 44Against 19Abstain 1Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy34
Poland24
Romania13
Belgium12
Ireland10

Most against

Germany42
France38
Spain28
Czech Republic16
Netherlands14

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 30Against 38Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 42Abstain 5Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 25Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 11Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 28Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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