Analysis
Votes against the group’s line
Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 26 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?
Showing Kristian VIGENIN only. Show every member
Kristian VIGENIN’s votes against the line, 24
Every vote in the selection where the member’s position differed from their group’s clear line, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Position | Clear line | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2026 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Final vote EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Final vote Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Final vote Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America | Against | For | S&D |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole EU enlargement strategy | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole EU strategic defence and security partnerships | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania | Against | For | S&D |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 as regards origin labelling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Security of energy supply in the EU | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 22 May 2025 | Final vote Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 8 May 2025 | Final vote Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 7 May 2025 | Request for urgent procedure Final vote Amending of the ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review | For | Against | S&D |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024 | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole White paper on the future of European defence | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025 | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine | Against | For | S&D |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Final vote — text as a whole Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committees | Against | For | S&D |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Final vote — text as a whole Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia | Against | For | S&D |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Election election of the commission Final vote Election of the Commission | Against | For | S&D |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Final vote Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Final vote — text as a whole The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia | Abstained | For | S&D |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Final vote — text as a whole Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration | Abstained | For | S&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 100 clear-line votes (the rest follow by name) — not a ranking.
| Member | Against the line | Clear-line votes | Opposite | Abstained | Other | With own party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian VIGENIN , S&D · Bulgaria | 4.6 % | 523 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 16 |
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 26 Sept 2026, 03:32 UTC (data stamp 579b2832c723, code 6d4005c55bde; what the stamp is).
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Permalink
- https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=34232&scope=final&to=2026-09-26
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Data version
- 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
- Retrieved
- 26 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Votes against the group’s line — Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 26 Sept 2026 · Kristian VIGENIN”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=34232&scope=final&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.
BibTeX
@misc{epw-analysis-2026-09-26,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Votes against the group’s line — Final votes · whole term, 16 Jul 2024 – 26 Sept 2026 · Kristian VIGENIN}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=34232&scope=final&to=2026-09-26}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?mep=34232&scope=final&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}
}