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Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded

Vote ID 181511Source: 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+5 / 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 “Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (415 for, 193 against, 28 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

415

Against

193

Abstain

Margin of victory

222 votes

Turnout (cast)

636

Absent

Participation rate

88.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 140Against 8Abstain 12Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 1Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 9Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 1Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
Spain42
Italy37
Poland26
Netherlands20

Most against

France34
Czech Republic13
Hungary11
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Poland
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 34Abstain 6Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 20Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 26Abstain 1Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 9Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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