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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 183466Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (379 for, 216 against, 53 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

379

Against

216

Abstain

Margin of victory

163 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 157Against 10Abstain 1Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 0Abstain 19Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 72Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 63Against 8Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 25Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 5Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Italy31
Poland25
Romania25
Spain25

Most against

France36
Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Sweden10
Slovakia7

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 25Against 36Abstain 9Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 22Abstain 2Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 30Abstain 8Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 22Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 9Abstain 18Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

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