Analysis
Votes against the group’s line
All roll calls · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Petar VOLGIN
Which members voted against their group’s clear line, how often compared with the votes where the group had one, and did they vote with their national party when they did?
Showing Petar VOLGIN only. Show every member
Petar VOLGIN’s votes against the line, 148
Every vote in the selection where the member’s position differed from their group’s clear line, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Position | Clear line | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2025 | Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 2 EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine | For | Against | ESN |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 2 — part 1 EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 63 — part 2 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | For | Against | ESN |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 63 — part 1 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 23 — part 2 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 23 — part 1 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | For | Against | ESN |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 14 EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 | For | Against | ESN |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 125 Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement | Against | For | ESN |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 12 — part 2 Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report) | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 12 — part 1 Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report) | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Recital BJ — part 1 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Recital BH — part 1 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on recital BG Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on recital BF Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Recital BE — part 1 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Recital BD — part 1 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on recital AP Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on recital AK Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Paragraph 27 — part 1 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | For | Against | ESN |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Wednesday’s agenda — Request by the PPE, S&D, Renew and Verts/ALE groups — Ukraine (resolution) Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the PPE, S&D, Renew and Verts/ALE groups – Ukraine (resolution) | For | Against | ESN |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defence | For | Against | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 12 Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 10 to paragraph 12 Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Paragraph 4 — part 6 Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations | For | Against | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 104 to paragraph 58 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 99, adding text after paragraph 57 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 98, adding text after paragraph 57 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 97, adding text after paragraph 57 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 96, adding text after paragraph 57 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 59, adding text after paragraph 57 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 129 to paragraph 54 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Against | For | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 128 to paragraph 53 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 118, adding text after paragraph 35 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Against | For | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 125 to paragraph 35 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Against | For | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 26 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 48, adding text after paragraph 26 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 81, adding text after paragraph 25 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 19 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 66, adding text after paragraph 10 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | For | Against | ESN |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Amendment 390 Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 17 Second World Summit for Social Development | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 9 Second World Summit for Social Development | Against | For | ESN |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 33 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure | For | Against | ESN |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Paragraph 32 — part 2 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure | For | Against | ESN |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Paragraph 5 — part 2 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Paragraph 5 — part 1 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 4 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Amendment 5 to recital C Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes | Abstained | For | ESN |
Show all 148 votes
| Date | Vote | Position | Clear line | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2025 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution 10th anniversary of the detention of jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai in China | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 14 EU political strategy on Latin America | Against | For | ESN |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 11 EU political strategy on Latin America | Against | For | ESN |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 6 Oct 2025 | Tuesday’s Agenda — Request by The Left Group Final vote Tuesday’s agenda – Request by The Left Group | For | Against | ESN |
| 6 Oct 2025 | Tuesday’s Agenda — Request by the Verts/ALE Group Final vote Tuesday’s agenda – Request by the Verts/ALE Group | For | Against | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Paragraph 35 — part 2 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | Against | For | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 25 to paragraph 30 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | Against | For | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 55, adding text after paragraph 26 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | For | Against | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 26 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | For | Against | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 17 to paragraph 24 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | Against | For | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 13 to paragraph 20 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | Against | For | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 10 to paragraph 15 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | Against | For | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 8 to paragraph 9 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | Against | For | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 4 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | For | Against | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 1 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 6 to recital F Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 5 to recital A Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 9 to paragraph 7 Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 6 Detention of EU citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Amendment 4, adding text after recital F Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 13 Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 10 Sept 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 13 Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 5 Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 4 The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Paragraph 23 — part 4 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Paragraph 23 — part 3 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 9, adding text after recital H 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 79 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia | Against | For | ESN |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 6 to paragraph 76 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 68 2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 3 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2024 | Against | For | ESN |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 8 — part 2 Clean Industrial Deal | For | Against | ESN |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 2 Clean Industrial Deal | Against | For | ESN |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 23 — part 1 Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 21 — part 1 Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Paragraph 13 — part 1 Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Final vote Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali | Against | For | ESN |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 6 Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali | Against | For | ESN |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 5 Case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 16 2023 and 2024 reports on Moldova | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 6 2023 and 2024 reports on Moldova | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 8 May 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 Violations of religious freedom in Tibet | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 8 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 3 to paragraph 19 2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 102 — part 3 Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 7 May 2025 | Paragraph 33 — part 1 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 33, adding text after paragraph 186 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds | Against | For | ESN |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital C Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 3, adding text after recital B Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 4 Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 67, adding text after recital J Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024 | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 43 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024 | For | Against | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 12 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024 | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 34, adding text after paragraph 4 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024 | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 33, adding text after paragraph 4 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024 | For | Against | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 88 to paragraph 69 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 86 to paragraph 68 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 87 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Against | For | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 164 to paragraph 74 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Against | For | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Paragraph 70 — part 2 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 48, adding text after paragraph 41 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 35 — part 2 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Paragraph 30 — part 3 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 106, adding text after paragraph 28 — part 2 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Paragraph 28 — part 4 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Paragraph 28 — part 3 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Against | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Paragraph 28 — part 2 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 18 to paragraph 28 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 9 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 4, indent 20 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 149 to paragraph 4, indent 20 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Against | For | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 147 to paragraph 4, after indent 8 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Amendment 145 to paragraph 4, indent 7 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Against | For | ESN |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the USA | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 16 — part 4 Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights | For | Against | ESN |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 16 — part 3 Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 5 — part 7 Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights | For | Against | ESN |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 68 White paper on the future of European defence | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 14 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Amendment 16, adding text before paragraph 1 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression | For | Against | ESN |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 25 — part 1 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Paragraph 17 — part 1 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole European Social Fund Plus post-2027 | Abstained | Against | ESN |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 10 Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia | For | Abstained | ESN |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 9 Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025 | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025 | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Amendment 9 to paragraph 15 Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine | Against | Abstained | ESN |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 14 Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine | Against | For | ESN |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Amendment 6 to paragraph 14 Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine | Against | For | ESN |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 3 Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages | Abstained | For | ESN |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Amendments 4 + 7 (voted as one) to paragraph 19 Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus | Against | For | ESN |
By member, 1
Members with at least one vote where their group had a clear line. Order: by rate, for members with at least 300 clear-line votes (the rest follow by name) — not a ranking.
| Member | Against the line | Clear-line votes | Opposite | Abstained | Other | With own party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petar VOLGIN , ESN · Bulgaria | 6.4 % | 2 305 | 62 | 45 | 41 | 42 |
About these figures
What was counted, what was left out, and how.
- 2 891 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
- 78 of 371 decisions in the period had no final vote recorded by name (a show of hands or a count without names) and cannot be measured.
- A vote counts against the group’s line when the group’s clear line — at least two thirds of its votes cast, with at least 10 members voting — was different from the member’s position; a divided group has no line to vote against (method). This is a different rule from group loyalty, which uses the majority line (loyalty).
- Ordered by rate, only members with at least 300 votes where their group had a clear line are compared; fewer votes make a rate unstable, and below 50 the figure is shown as a count.
- Each member is counted in the group they belonged to on the day of the vote (group at the date).
- Roll calls are not a random sample: final votes on laws are recorded by name, most other roll calls because a group asked for it. A group’s line is inferred from its members’ votes; the Parliament publishes no whip.
- Methods: Voted against the group’s clear line v1, Voted with the group’s majority line v1, Final votes and all roll calls v1, Group at the date of the vote v1.
- Data as of 29 Sept 2026, 03:29 UTC (data stamp 2b7a29b98b0d, code 6d4005c55bde; what the stamp is).
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
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- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Data version
- data version 2b7a29b98b0d (29 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1 · methods
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- 29 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Petar VOLGIN”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=257260&to=2025-12-31 (retrieved 29 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0); data version 2b7a29b98b0d (29 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1.
BibTeX
@misc{epw-analysis-2026-09-29,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Petar VOLGIN}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=257260&to=2025-12-31}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=257260&to=2025-12-31},
urldate = {2026-09-29},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Analysis. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0); data version 2b7a29b98b0d (29 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1}
}