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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 183470Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Democracy
✓Some political group division
✓Some 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+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 “Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (198 for, 441 against, 11 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

198

Against

441

Abstain

Margin of victory

243 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 162Abstain 2Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 124Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 4Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 70Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 30Abstain 3Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Hungary10
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany68
Spain45
Italy42
France36
Poland26

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 36Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 68Abstain 2Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 42Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 25Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 45Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

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