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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 1 Jan 2026 – 29 Sept 2026 · Ivaylo VALCHEV

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?

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Votes Final votes261All roll calls2 521
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Ivaylo VALCHEV’s votes against the line, 84

Every vote in the selection where the member’s position differed from their group’s clear line, newest first.

Position: the member’s vote. Clear line: the position of at least two thirds of Group (at least 10 members voting), the group they sat in on that day.
DateVotePositionClear lineGroup
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 85 — part 2 Impact of social media and the online environment on young peopleAbstainedAgainstECR
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 85 — part 1 Impact of social media and the online environment on young peopleAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on citation 19 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on citation 9 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on recital AB Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on recital AA Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on recital Z Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 63 — part 2 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 44 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 43 — part 2 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 43 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 41 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 8 — part 3 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 8 — part 2 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsAbstainedAgainstECR
16 Sept 2026Paragraph 8 — part 1 Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditionsForAbstainedECR
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 50 — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstECR
9 Jul 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 — part 2 Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacreAgainstForECR
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on UkraineAbstainedForECR
7 Jul 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 6 A new strategy for media literacy and digital learningAbstainedForECR
18 Jun 2026Recital G — part 2 Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandAgainstForECR
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAbstainedECR
17 Jun 2026Amendment 49, adding text after paragraph 43 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeAbstainedAgainstECR
17 Jun 2026Separate vote on paragraph 42 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeAbstainedForECR
21 May 2026Separate vote on recital AC Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedAgainstECR
21 May 2026Recital R — part 2 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedAgainstECR
21 May 2026Recital R — part 1 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedAgainstECR
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 79 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedAgainstECR
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 64 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedAgainstECR
21 May 2026Paragraph 49 — part 1 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapForAgainstECR
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 43 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedAgainstECR
20 May 2026Separate vote on citation 25 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseAbstainedAgainstECR
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point al — part 5 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstECR
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point al — part 3 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstECR
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point al — part 2 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstECR
20 May 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 1, after point l Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedForECR
20 May 2026Amendment 47 to paragraph 1, after point i Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 117 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportAbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on recital AO Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on recital AL Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Amendment 10, adding text after recital G Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedForECR
29 Apr 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 86 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 71 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 70 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 70 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstECR
29 Apr 2026Amendment 56, adding text after paragraph 59 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AgainstForECR
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 138 — part 1 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentAbstainedAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Recital AP — part 1 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Recital AJ — part 1 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Recital AC — part 1 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 28 — part 2 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedAgainstECR
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Position: the member’s vote. Clear line: the position of at least two thirds of Group (at least 10 members voting), the group they sat in on that day.
DateVotePositionClear lineGroup
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 19 — part 1 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUForAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 16 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAbstainedAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 7 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUForAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 54 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedAgainstECR
28 Apr 2026Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 36 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedAgainstECR
11 Mar 2026Paragraph 10 — part 2 Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectorsAbstainedAgainstECR
10 Mar 2026Separate vote on citation 47 Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housingAbstainedAgainstECR
10 Mar 2026Proposal to vote on amendments Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency lawAgainstForECR
24 Feb 2026Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 14 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineAgainstAbstainedECR
24 Feb 2026Paragraph 6 — part 2 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineAbstainedForECR
24 Feb 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 5 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineForAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Recital M — part 4 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Recital M — part 3 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Recital M — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point x — part 1 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedForECR
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point v — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point u — part 7 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point u — part 6 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point u — part 5 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point u — part 4 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point u — part 3 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point u — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point u — part 1 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point r — part 2 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenAbstainedAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Recital O — part 1 Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategyAbstainedAgainstECR
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 4 — part 1 Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategyAbstainedAgainstECR
11 Feb 2026Final vote — text as a whole Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Agreement establishing an association between the EU and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San MarinoAbstainedForECR
11 Feb 2026Final vote Amending the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027AbstainedForECR
10 Feb 2026Paragraph 35 — part 2 European Central Bank – annual report 2025ForAgainstECR
10 Feb 2026Amendment 39 to paragraph 35 European Central Bank – annual report 2025AgainstForECR
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 17 — part 4 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025AbstainedAgainstECR
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 17 — part 3 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025ForAgainstECR
21 Jan 2026Final vote Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of a Loan for UkraineAbstainedForECR
20 Jan 2026Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 10 Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economiesAbstainedForECR

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.

Against the line: votes against the group’s clear line ÷ clear-line votes (votes where the member’s group at the date had a clear line and the member voted); a count below 50. Of the votes against: opposite (for ↔ against), abstained against the line, other (for or against when the line was to abstain), and with own party — with the majority of their national party’s members in the group (at least two voting).
MemberAgainst the lineClear-line votesOppositeAbstainedOtherWith own party
Ivaylo VALCHEV , ECR · Bulgaria 4.0 %2 125146730

About these figures

What was counted, what was left out, and how.

  • 2 521 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
  • 81 of 342 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).
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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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EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 1 Jan 2026 – 29 Sept 2026 · Ivaylo VALCHEV”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=257258&to=2026-12-31 (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.
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@misc{epw-analysis-2026-09-29,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 1 Jan 2026 – 29 Sept 2026 · Ivaylo VALCHEV}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=257258&to=2026-12-31}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-01-01&mep=257258&to=2026-12-31},
  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}
}