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Votes against the group’s line

Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Marc BOTENGA

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 votes620All roll calls5 928
Order Highest rate firstBy name

Showing Marc BOTENGA only. Show every member

Marc BOTENGA’s votes against the line, 71

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 2026Final vote — text as a whole Impact of social media and the online environment on young peopleAbstainedForThe 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
16 Sept 2026Final vote Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034AbstainedForThe Left
15 Sept 2026Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth GuaranteeAbstainedForThe Left
15 Sept 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement areaAbstainedForThe Left
15 Sept 2026Final vote Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation FundAbstainedForThe Left
15 Sept 2026Final vote Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measuresAbstainedForThe Left
7 Jul 2026Final vote — text as a whole A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sectorAgainstAbstainedThe Left
18 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra PulinovichAbstainedForThe Left
16 Jun 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision Measures necessary for the implementation of the Protocol, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and SteelAgainstAbstainedThe Left
21 May 2026Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package)AgainstAbstainedThe 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 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation AgreementAbstainedAgainstThe Left
19 May 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelinesAgainstAbstainedThe Left
19 May 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Screening of foreign investments in the UnionAbstainedForThe Left
19 May 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel marketAbstainedForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025AbstainedForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-USA-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement, and EU-Iceland-Norway Ancillary Agreement on the application of the Air Transport AgreementAbstainedForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectorAbstainedForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Discharge 2024: Joint UndertakingsAgainstForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: AgenciesAgainstForThe Left
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionAgainstForThe Left
11 Mar 2026Final vote — text as a whole European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026AbstainedForThe Left
11 Mar 2026Final vote — text as a whole Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European CommissionAbstainedForThe Left
10 Feb 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Framework for achieving climate neutralityAbstainedForThe Left
10 Feb 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural productsAgainstAbstainedThe Left
20 Jan 2026Final vote Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interestAbstainedForThe Left
18 Dec 2025Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regimeAbstainedForThe Left
18 Dec 2025Final vote — text as a whole Grave political situation in Guinea-Bissau after the coup of 26 NovemberAbstainedForThe Left
16 Dec 2025Final vote Providing macro-financial assistance to JordanAgainstAbstainedThe Left
27 Nov 2025Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementAgainstAbstainedThe Left
26 Nov 2025Final vote Collection of statistical information by the European Central BankAgainstForThe Left
26 Nov 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under the InvestEU Regulation and simplifying reporting requirementsAgainstAbstainedThe Left
26 Nov 2025Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 3/2025: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updatesAbstainedForThe Left
13 Nov 2025Final vote Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association ProcessAbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAbstainedForThe Left
21 Oct 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundationsAbstainedForThe Left
21 Oct 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicalsAbstainedForThe Left
21 Oct 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals AgencyAbstainedForThe Left
9 Oct 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution The role of simple tax rules and tax fragmentation in European competitivenessAbstainedForThe Left
9 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole Humanitarian and security situation in Haiti, in particular the rising power of criminal gangs and the recent massacre in CabaretAbstainedForThe Left
7 Oct 2025Final vote Extension of the derogation for heavy-duty vehicles with zero emissionsAbstainedForThe Left
10 Sept 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Switzerland Cooperation Agreement: European Satellite Navigation ProgrammesAbstainedForThe Left
10 Sept 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: simplification and strengtheningAbstainedForThe Left
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU importsAbstainedForThe Left
8 Jul 2025Council draft Final vote VAT: taxable persons, special scheme and special arrangements for declaration and payment, relating to distance sales of imported goodsAbstainedForThe Left
8 Jul 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Greenland and Denmark Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Implementing Protocol 2025-2030AgainstForThe Left
19 Jun 2025Final vote — text as a whole Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy systemAbstainedForThe Left
18 Jun 2025Final vote — text as a whole The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law reportAbstainedForThe Left
Show all 71 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
17 Jun 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union.AbstainedForThe Left
17 Jun 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the carriage of freight by road of 29 June 2022AbstainedForThe Left
22 May 2025Final vote Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon EuropeAgainstAbstainedThe Left
22 May 2025Final vote Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanismAbstainedForThe Left
7 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: Joint UndertakingsAbstainedForThe Left
7 May 2025Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action ServiceAgainstForThe Left
7 May 2025Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European ParliamentAgainstForThe Left
3 Apr 2025Final vote — text as a whole Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European ParliamentAgainstAbstainedThe Left
3 Apr 2025Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seedAbstainedForThe Left
1 Apr 2025Final vote Macro-financial assistance to JordanAgainstAbstainedThe Left
12 Mar 2025Final vote on the draft Council decision EU-Norway Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European UnionForAbstainedThe Left
12 Feb 2025Council draft Final vote VAT: rules for the digital ageAbstainedForThe Left
19 Dec 2024Final vote — text as a whole Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TVAbstainedForThe Left
27 Nov 2024Final vote on the motion for a resolution Draft amending budget No 5/2024: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updatesAbstainedForThe Left
27 Nov 2024Final vote Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards VanuatuAbstainedForThe Left
14 Nov 2024Final vote Electronic value added tax exemption certificateAbstainedForThe Left
24 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with ArmeniaAbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and CouncilAbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agenciesAbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Final vote — text as a whole Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 2023AbstainedForThe Left
22 Oct 2024Final vote Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to UkraineAbstainedForThe 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 100 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
Marc BOTENGA , The Left · Belgium 15.6 %454752120

About these figures

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

  • 620 votes considered (final votes matching the filters; scope).
  • 174 of 794 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 100 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 — Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Marc BOTENGA”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=187917&scope=final&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 — Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 25 Sept 2026 · Marc BOTENGA}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=187917&scope=final&to=2026-09-25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=187917&scope=final&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}
}