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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 26 Mar 2026 – 26 Sept 2026 · Rada LAYKOVA

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

Showing Rada LAYKOVA only. Show every member

Rada LAYKOVA’s votes against the line, 56

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 76, adding text after paragraph 7 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external bordersAbstainedForESN
17 Sept 2026Amendment 13 to recital C — part 2 Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersAbstainedForESN
17 Sept 2026Amendment 14 to paragraph 2 — part 2 Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officersAbstainedForESN
17 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí NavarroAbstainedForESN
17 Sept 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 8 Political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí NavarroAgainstAbstainedESN
17 Sept 2026Amendment 4 to paragraph 7 Political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí NavarroAbstainedForESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 40 The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027AgainstForESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 36 The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027ForAgainstESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 36 The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027AbstainedAgainstESN
15 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth GuaranteeAbstainedAgainstESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 80 to recital CL Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAbstainedForESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 60, adding text after paragraph 4 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAgainstAbstainedESN
15 Sept 2026Amendment 58, adding text after paragraph 4 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldAgainstAbstainedESN
9 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 3 The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, SudanForAgainstESN
8 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on SerbiaAbstainedAgainstESN
8 Jul 2026Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 108 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstAbstainedESN
8 Jul 2026Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 32 — part 2 2025 Commission report on UkraineAgainstForESN
7 Jul 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 46 Competition policy – annual report 2025AbstainedAgainstESN
7 Jul 2026Amendment 9 to paragraph 21 Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025AbstainedForESN
7 Jul 2026Joint text Final vote Air passenger rightsAbstainedForESN
18 Jun 2026Separate vote on paragraph 1 Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandAbstainedForESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 13, adding text after recital A Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaAbstainedAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 23 to paragraph 5 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaAgainstForESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 4 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 4 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAbstainedESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 4 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 4 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 1 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 1 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 1 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 1 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaAbstainedAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 1 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaForAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 1 Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaAbstainedAgainstESN
18 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina FasoAgainstAbstainedESN
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on KosovoForAgainstESN
17 Jun 2026Paragraph 27 — part 1 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAgainstESN
17 Jun 2026Paragraph 9 — part 2 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaAgainstForESN
17 Jun 2026Paragraph 2 — part 1 2025 Commission report on North MacedoniaForAbstainedESN
17 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole 2025 Commission report on AlbaniaAbstainedAgainstESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 49 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeAbstainedForESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 35 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeAbstainedForESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 4 to paragraph 22 2025 Commission report on TürkiyeAgainstForESN
17 Jun 2026Amendment 89 to recital 3 Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)ForAgainstESN
17 Jun 2026Amendments 23 + 35 (voted as one), adding text after Article 24 Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedAbstainedForESN
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 feedAbstainedForESN
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 74 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025AbstainedAgainstESN
29 Apr 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Norway Agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crimeAgainstForESN
29 Apr 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Iceland agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crimeAgainstForESN
28 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstESN
28 Apr 2026Paragraph 12 — part 1 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUAgainstForESN
Show all 56 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 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 7 Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EUForAgainstESN
28 Apr 2026Final vote Generalised scheme of tariff preferencesForAgainstESN
28 Apr 2026Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 34 Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section IIIAbstainedForESN
28 Apr 2026Amendment 34 to paragraph 71 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedAgainstESN
28 Apr 2026Amendment 93, adding text after paragraph 40 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034ForAgainstESN
28 Apr 2026Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 26 Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034AbstainedForESN

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
Rada LAYKOVA , ESN · Bulgaria 4.1 %1 3802326730

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 · Rada LAYKOVA”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-26&mep=257262&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 · Rada LAYKOVA}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-26&mep=257262&scope=all&to=2026-09-26}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2026-03-26&mep=257262&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}
}