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Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States

Democracy64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "electoral"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 183461Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Democracy
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States”. 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 (419 for, 193 against, 37 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

419

Against

193

Abstain

Margin of victory

226 votes

Turnout (cast)

649

Absent

Participation rate

90.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 164Against 0Abstain 7Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 0Abstain 7Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 67Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 13Absent 10

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 9Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany70
Spain44
Italy41
Poland26
Romania24

Most against

France31
Czech Republic13
Hungary10
Slovakia8
Latvia4

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 31Abstain 13Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 70Against 12Abstain 8Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 30Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

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