← Votes·2026-02-12

Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy

Vote ID 184776Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (261 for, 266 against, 51 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

261

Against

266

Abstain

Margin of victory

5 votes

Turnout (cast)

578

Absent

141

Participation rate

80.4%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 5 votes. 141 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (141) was larger than the 5-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 44 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
S&Dhad 25 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
Renewhad 17 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
ECRhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
PfEhad 14 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
Greens-EFAhad 10 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
Lefthad 7 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
NIhad 6 absent MEPs (margin was 5)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (20 absent)France (18 absent)Germany (18 absent)Hungary (11 absent)Romania (9 absent)Spain (8 absent)Poland (7 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 125Abstain 12Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 38Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 64Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 49Against 12Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France30
Belgium13
Denmark9
Greece9
Portugal9

Most against

Poland42
Germany41
Italy29
Spain27
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 7Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 30Against 5Abstain 28Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 41Abstain 1Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 9Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 29Abstain 1Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 42Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 5Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 13Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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