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Objection conformément à l'article 115, paragraphes 2 et 3: Soja génétiquement modifié MON 87705 - Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 - Einwand gemäß Artikel 115 Absätze 2 und 3 GO: genetisch veränderte Sojabohnen der Sorte MON 87705

Vote ID 195340Source: 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+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Objection conformément à l'article 115, paragraphes 2 et 3: Soja génétiquement modifié MON 87705 - Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 - Einwand gemäß Artikel 115 Absätze 2 und 3 GO: genetisch veränderte Sojabohnen der Sorte MON 87705”. S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (466 for, 175 against, 16 abstentions).

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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

466

Against

175

Abstain

Margin of victory

291 votes

Turnout (cast)

657

Absent

Participation rate

96.8%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 64Against 109Abstain 2Absent 3

S&D128 MEPs

For 110Against 8Abstain 6Absent 4

Renew74 MEPs

For 37Against 33Abstain 4Absent 0

PfE75 MEPs

For 58Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR78 MEPs

For 58Against 11Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA50 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left41 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI28 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

ESN26 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France71
Italy57
Germany55
Poland39
Spain27

Most against

Romania18
Czech Republic13
Sweden11
Ireland9

Divided delegations

Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Malta
Portugal
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic18 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Germany94 MEPs

For 55Against 35Abstain 1Absent 3

Greece20 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy70 MEPs

For 57Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 39Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4

Portugal20 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania30 MEPs

For 11Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain55 MEPs

For 27Against 26Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

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