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Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 87427

Vote ID 181831Source: 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+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 “Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 87427”. S&D, PfE, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (426 for, 157 against, 17 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

426

Against

157

Abstain

Margin of victory

269 votes

Turnout (cast)

600

Absent

119

Participation rate

83.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 52Against 104Abstain 3Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 4Absent 26

PfE84 MEPs

For 61Against 4Abstain 8Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 33Against 35Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 53Against 14Abstain 1Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

NI29 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France66
Germany52
Italy49
Poland33
Spain22

Most against

Sweden11
Ireland8
Portugal8
Denmark6

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 9Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 30Abstain 1Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 8Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 33Against 9Abstain 2Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 22Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

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