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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 183474Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Some 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+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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (427 for, 212 against, 24 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

427

Against

212

Abstain

Margin of victory

215 votes

Turnout (cast)

663

Absent

Participation rate

92.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 166Against 3Abstain 6Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 2Abstain 4Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 1Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 70Abstain 4Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 67Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 7Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
Spain45
Italy43
Poland25
Romania24

Most against

France40
Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Slovakia7

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 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 30Against 40Abstain 4Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 20Abstain 3Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 29Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 6Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

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