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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 183480Source: 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 (189 for, 461 against, 12 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

189

Against

461

Abstain

Margin of victory

272 votes

Turnout (cast)

662

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 172Abstain 0Absent 8

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 125Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 70Against 2Abstain 6Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 70Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 4Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary11
Czech Republic8
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany70
Spain45
France42
Italy41
Poland26

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 42Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 70Abstain 0Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 41Abstain 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 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 45Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

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