← Votes·2026-01-22

Motion of censure on the Commission

Vote ID 183538Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Motion of censure on the Commission”. PfE, ECR, ESN, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (165 for, 390 against, 10 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

165

Against

390

Abstain

Margin of victory

225 votes

Turnout (cast)

565

Absent

154

Participation rate

78.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 159Abstain 3Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 97Abstain 0Absent 36

PfE84 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 2Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 34Against 27Abstain 2Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 34

Country angle

Most in favour

France35
Hungary10
Slovakia8
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany57
Italy46
Spain38
Poland24
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 30Abstain 0Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 57Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 46Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 24Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 2Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 38Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 2Absent 3

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