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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 183481Source: 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
✓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+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (645 for, 8 against, 9 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

645

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

637 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 177Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

S&D135 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 66Against 6Abstain 6Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany90
France74
Italy71
Spain51
Poland49

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 90Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs