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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Hristo PETROV

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

Showing Hristo PETROV only. Show every member

Hristo PETROV’s votes against the line, 66

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 13 to recital C — part 2 Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersForAgainstRenew
17 Sept 2026Amendment 13 to recital C — part 1 Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersForAgainstRenew
17 Sept 2026Amendment 14 to paragraph 2 — part 2 Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersForAgainstRenew
17 Sept 2026Amendment 14 to paragraph 2 — part 1 Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersForAgainstRenew
15 Sept 2026Amendment 82 to paragraph 65 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedAgainstRenew
15 Sept 2026Amendment 35 to Article 3, paragraph 4 Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation FundAgainstForRenew
15 Sept 2026Amendment 70 to Article 1, paragraph 1, point 17; Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measuresAgainstForRenew
9 Jul 2026Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 Joint communication on humanitarian aidAbstainedForRenew
8 Jul 2026Amendment 19 to paragraph 29 2025 Commission report on UkraineForAgainstRenew
7 Jul 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 25 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025ForAgainstRenew
18 Jun 2026Paragraph 14 — part 2 Recruitment of children by organised crimeAgainstForRenew
18 Jun 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 14 Recruitment of children by organised crimeAbstainedAgainstRenew
18 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicinesForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 6, adding text after Recital J 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Separate vote on recital G 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAgainstForRenew
17 Jun 2026Recital C — part 2 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAgainstForRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 76 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAbstainedAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 38 — part 2 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Paragraph 27 — part 1 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAbstainedForRenew
17 Jun 2026Paragraph 9 — part 2 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAgainstForRenew
17 Jun 2026Paragraph 8 — part 2 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAgainstForRenew
17 Jun 2026Paragraph 7 — part 2 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAgainstForRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 8 to paragraph 7 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 7 to paragraph 2 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 32 to paragraph 40 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 29 to paragraph 39 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 35 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeAbstainedAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Final vote General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related productsForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 4 to Article 1, paragraph 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020/262 General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related productsAgainstForRenew
17 Jun 2026Final vote Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)AbstainedAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 92 to recital 15 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)AbstainedForRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 89 to recital 3 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)AbstainedForRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendments 67 + 70 (voted as one) to Article 20 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendments 60 + 61 (voted as one) to Article 16 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 96 to Article 12, after paragraph 4 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)AbstainedForRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 95 to Article 12, paragraph 4 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)AbstainedForRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 94 to Article 12, after paragraph 3 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)AbstainedForRenew
17 Jun 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Pakistan Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXVAgainstForRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 30, adding text after Recital 68 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 9 to Article 27, paragraph 1, point c Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendments 22 + 33 (voted as one) to Article 10, after paragraph 1 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 32 to Article 10, paragraph 1 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 8 to Article 9, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2, after point d Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 7 to Article 7, paragraph 2, after point d Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
17 Jun 2026Amendment 6 to Article 6, paragraph 3, after point d Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstRenew
16 Jun 2026Paragraph 15 — part 2 Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countriesAbstainedForRenew
16 Jun 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 5 European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities fundedForAgainstRenew
30 Apr 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 4 Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in UkraineForAbstainedRenew
30 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?AbstainedForRenew
30 Apr 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 37 How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?AbstainedAgainstRenew
Show all 66 votes
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
29 Apr 2026Amendment 13 to recital M Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 21 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 25 to Article 1, paragraph 1, point 4 Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectorForAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 33 Discharge 2024: AgenciesAbstainedAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 27 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action ServiceAbstainedAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 14 to paragraph 75 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European ParliamentAbstainedAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 56 to paragraph 202 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAbstainedAgainstRenew
29 Apr 2026Amendment 40 to paragraph 160, after point vii Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 26 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 57 to paragraph 16 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Amendment 32 to paragraph 50 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstRenew
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 26 — part 2 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForRenew
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 26 — part 1 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AgainstForRenew
26 Mar 2026Amendment 57, adding text after recital 4 Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaForAgainstRenew
26 Mar 2026Amendment 55, adding text after recital 2 Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaForAgainstRenew
26 Mar 2026Amendment 51, adding text after recital 2 Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaForAgainstRenew

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
Hristo PETROV , Renew · Bulgaria 4.8 %1 3704619118

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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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 · Hristo PETROV”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=257257&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 · Hristo PETROV}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=257257&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=257257&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}
}