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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Rudi KENNES

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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Period Term202420252026Last 6 months
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Votes Final votes185All roll calls1 755
Order Highest rate firstBy name

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Rudi KENNES’s votes against the line, 44

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 2026Amendment 30 to paragraph 7 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAgainstForThe Left
17 Sept 2026Paragraph 2 — part 2 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedForThe Left
17 Sept 2026Separate vote on paragraph 3 Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tungAbstainedForThe Left
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Norway Agreement on the participation of Norway in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity ProgrammeAbstainedForThe Left
16 Sept 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Iceland Agreement on the participation of Iceland in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity ProgrammeAbstainedForThe Left
15 Sept 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 4 Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureAbstainedForThe Left
8 Jul 2026Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 108 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForThe Left
7 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sectorAgainstAbstainedThe Left
7 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025AbstainedAgainstThe Left
17 Jun 2026Separate vote on recital J 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAbstainedForThe Left
17 Jun 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination (Resolution)AgainstForThe Left
20 May 2026Final vote — text as a whole Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseAbstainedForThe Left
20 May 2026Separate vote on citation 7 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseAgainstForThe Left
20 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 6 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseAgainstForThe Left
20 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 2 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseAgainstForThe Left
30 Apr 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for UkraineAbstainedForThe Left
30 Apr 2026Amendment 2 to paragraph 5 Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in VenezuelaAgainstAbstainedThe Left
30 Apr 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 4 New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identitiesAgainstForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 30 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAbstainedAgainstThe Left
29 Apr 2026Amendment 2 to paragraph 30 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAbstainedAgainstThe Left
29 Apr 2026Amendment 14 to paragraph 75 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentAgainstForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Amendment 39 to paragraph 120, after point vii Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAbstainedAgainstThe Left
28 Apr 2026Amendment 3, adding text after Recital B — part 2 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Amendment 3, adding text after Recital B — part 1 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 2 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 1 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 25 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 25 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 3 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Amendment 16 to paragraph 3 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 2 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 1 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 120 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 117 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 116 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 115 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 109 — part 2 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 109 — part 1 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 108 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 107 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 106 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 105 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 54 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedForThe Left
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 4 — part 3 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForThe Left

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
Rudi KENNES , The Left · Belgium 2.7 %1 624202220

About these figures

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

  • 1 755 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
  • 62 of 247 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 25 Sept 2026, 03:36 UTC (data stamp f37e5638cded, code 6d4005c55bde; what the stamp is).
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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=256890&to=2026-09-25
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data version f37e5638cded (25 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 · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Rudi KENNES”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=256890&to=2026-09-25 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 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-2026-09-25,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Rudi KENNES}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=256890&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=256890&to=2026-09-25},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Analysis. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0); data version f37e5638cded (25 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}
}