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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 25 Mar 2026 – 25 Sept 2026 · Kristian VIGENIN

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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Kristian VIGENIN’s votes against the line, 52

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
15 Sept 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 36 The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027ForAgainstS&D
15 Sept 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 35 The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027ForAbstainedS&D
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 measuresAgainstForS&D
14 Sept 2026Monday’s agenda — Request by The Left Group — ECB Final vote Monday’s agenda – Request by The Left Group – ECBForAbstainedS&D
8 Jul 2026Amendment 7, adding text after recital V 2025 Commission report on UkraineForAgainstS&D
8 Jul 2026Paragraph 101 — part 1 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForS&D
8 Jul 2026Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 71 2025 Commission report on UkraineForAgainstS&D
8 Jul 2026Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 61 2025 Commission report on UkraineForAgainstS&D
8 Jul 2026Amendment 20 to paragraph 33 2025 Commission report on UkraineForAgainstS&D
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 14 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForS&D
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 13 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForS&D
8 Jul 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 3 2025 Commission report on UkraineForAgainstS&D
8 Jul 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on TradeAbstainedForS&D
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report)AbstainedForS&D
8 Jul 2026Final vote EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership AgreementAbstainedForS&D
7 Jul 2026Amendment 2 to paragraph 1, after point h Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the regionForAgainstS&D
7 Jul 2026Amendment 1 to paragraph 1, before point a Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the regionForAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Recital C — part 2 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAbstainedForS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendment 5 to citation 4 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAbstainedAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 76 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAbstainedAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendment 3 to paragraph 73 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAgainstAbstainedS&D
17 Jun 2026Paragraph 71 — part 1 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAbstainedForS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 38 — part 2 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAbstainedS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 38 — part 1 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAbstainedS&D
17 Jun 2026Paragraph 27 — part 1 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAgainstForS&D
17 Jun 2026Paragraph 7 — part 2 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAgainstForS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendment 8 to paragraph 7 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAgainstS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendment 7 to paragraph 2 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAbstainedS&D
17 Jun 2026Amendments 17 + 25 (voted as one) Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedForAgainstS&D
21 May 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 17 The need to reduce work-related fatalitiesAgainstForS&D
30 Apr 2026Amendment 2 to paragraph 5 Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in VenezuelaAbstainedForS&D
30 Apr 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 2 Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in VenezuelaAbstainedAgainstS&D
29 Apr 2026Amendment 27, adding text after Article 1 Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectorAbstainedAgainstS&D
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 30 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAgainstForS&D
29 Apr 2026Amendment 6 to paragraph 30 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilForAgainstS&D
28 Apr 2026Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 37 Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024AbstainedForS&D
26 Mar 2026Final vote Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goodsAbstainedForS&D
26 Mar 2026Proposal to reject the text Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goodsAbstainedAgainstS&D
26 Mar 2026Final vote Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaAgainstForS&D
26 Mar 2026Amendment 58, 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 AmericaForAgainstS&D
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 AmericaForAgainstS&D
26 Mar 2026Amendment 56, adding text after recital 3 Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaForAgainstS&D
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 AmericaForAgainstS&D
26 Mar 2026Amendment 54, 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 AmericaForAgainstS&D
26 Mar 2026Amendment 53, 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 AmericaForAgainstS&D
26 Mar 2026Amendment 52, 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 AmericaForAgainstS&D
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 AmericaForAgainstS&D
26 Mar 2026Amendment 50, adding text after recital 1 Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaAbstainedAgainstS&D
26 Mar 2026Amendment 49, adding text after recital 1 Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaForAgainstS&D
26 Mar 2026Amendment 48, adding text after recital 1 Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaForAgainstS&D
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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
26 Mar 2026Amendment 61 to Article 3 Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaForAgainstS&D
26 Mar 2026Proposal to reject the text Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of AmericaAbstainedAgainstS&D

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
Kristian VIGENIN , S&D · Bulgaria 3.5 %1 4823115627

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 · Kristian VIGENIN”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=34232&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 · Kristian VIGENIN}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=34232&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-25&mep=34232&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}
}