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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 26 Mar 2026 – 26 Sept 2026 · Marco FALCONE

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 752
Order Highest rate firstBy name

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Marco FALCONE’s votes against the line, 55

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 74, adding text after paragraph 5 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedForEPP
17 Sept 2026Amendment 5, adding text after recital H Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersForAgainstEPP
17 Sept 2026Amendment 4, adding text after recital B Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersForAgainstEPP
17 Sept 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 1 Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersForAgainstEPP
17 Sept 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 1 Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersForAgainstEPP
17 Sept 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sectorForAgainstEPP
16 Sept 2026Amendment 6, adding text after recital F Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructureForAgainstEPP
16 Sept 2026Amendment 8 to paragraph 56 Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructureForAgainstEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 82 to paragraph 65 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 53 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldForAgainstEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 3 Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureForAgainstEPP
15 Sept 2026Amendment 127 to Article 1 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measuresForAgainstEPP
8 Jul 2026Amendments 1 + 11 (voted as one) to paragraph 9 — part 3 The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equalityAbstainedForEPP
8 Jul 2026Amendments 1 + 11 (voted as one) to paragraph 9 — part 2 The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equalityAbstainedForEPP
8 Jul 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Lead in certain fishing tackleForAgainstEPP
8 Jul 2026Amendment 3, adding text after recital M Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targetsForAgainstEPP
8 Jul 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 1 Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targetsForAgainstEPP
8 Jul 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 1 Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targetsForAgainstEPP
7 Jul 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 13 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025ForAgainstEPP
7 Jul 2026Amendment 1, adding text after recital 2 Temporary support and payment of advances regarding the increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisisAbstainedAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2026Final vote General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related productsAgainstForEPP
17 Jun 2026Final vote Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)AbstainedForEPP
21 May 2026Separate vote on paragraph 55 Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gapAbstainedForEPP
21 May 2026Amendment 34 to paragraph 18 The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forwardForAgainstEPP
21 May 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Rights, support and protection of victims of crimeAbstainedForEPP
20 May 2026Amendment 65 to paragraph 1, point ap Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyForAgainstEPP
20 May 2026Amendment 28 to paragraph 1, point ap Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblyAbstainedAgainstEPP
30 Apr 2026Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 27 — part 1 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European ParliamentForAgainstEPP
30 Apr 2026Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 10 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European ParliamentAbstainedForEPP
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportAbstainedForEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 117 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportAbstainedAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 7 to paragraph 112 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law reportAbstainedAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on citation 28 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on citation 17 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedForEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 105 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 74 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedForEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 74 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedForEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 72 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 71 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 70 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 67 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AgainstForEPP
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 61 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedForEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 56 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 56 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedForEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 53 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025ForAgainstEPP
29 Apr 2026Amendment 4 Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectorAgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 2, adding text after Recital B — part 2 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 2 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 2 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 3 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
Show all 55 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
28 Apr 2026Final vote Generalised scheme of tariff preferencesAbstainedForEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 127, adding text after Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) Generalised scheme of tariff preferencesForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 130, adding text after Article 29 (corresponds to Article 34 in am 120) Generalised scheme of tariff preferencesForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 10 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstEPP
28 Apr 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 10 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIForAgainstEPP

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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
Marco FALCONE , EPP · Italy 3.9 %1 4223223031

About these figures

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

  • 1 752 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 26 Sept 2026, 03:32 UTC (data stamp 579b2832c723, code 6d4005c55bde; what the stamp is).
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data version 579b2832c723 (26 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 · 26 Mar 2026 – 26 Sept 2026 · Marco FALCONE”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-26&mep=257137&scope=all&to=2026-09-26 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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-2026-09-26,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 26 Mar 2026 – 26 Sept 2026 · Marco FALCONE}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-26&mep=257137&scope=all&to=2026-09-26}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-26&mep=257137&scope=all&to=2026-09-26},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Analysis. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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}
}