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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 183478Source: 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 (428 for, 204 against, 19 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

428

Against

204

Abstain

Margin of victory

224 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 163Against 6Abstain 3Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 70Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 65Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 10Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 6Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany69
Spain46
Italy41
Poland25
Romania20

Most against

France36
Czech Republic13
Hungary10
Slovakia6

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 26Against 36Abstain 8Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 69Against 17Abstain 4Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 29Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

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