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Decision

Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States

Effect
Adopted
Result
417 for · 234 against · 9 abstained roll call
Date
20 January 2026, 13:13–13:16
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Source
Committee report by Borja Giménez Larraz
Topics
EU institutions & Parliament Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
21 votes · 13 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by
Patriots (1 roll call, 4 split votes) · ESN (1 roll call, 2 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Final vote
183166
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 417 for, 234 against, 9 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (4 rejected) and 16 parts of the text voted on separately (15 adopted, 1 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by ECR, Patriots and ESN.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 22Against 11Abst. 5No vote 8 of 46Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.37
GreensFor 47Against 4Abst. 0No vote 2 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.88
S&DFor 103Against 14Abst. 4No vote 15 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.78
RenewFor 66Against 3Abst. 0No vote 6 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.93
EPPFor 173Against 7Abst. 0No vote 8 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.94
ECRFor 2Against 70Abst. 0No vote 7 of 79Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.96
PatriotsFor 0Against 79Abst. 0No vote 6 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
ESNFor 0Against 24Abst. 0No vote 3 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 4Against 22Abst. 0No vote 4 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 34

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria146000.55
Belgium105340.33
Bulgaria124010.63
Cyprus4200—
Czechia614010.55
Germany6225360.53
Denmark113010.68
Estonia6100—
Spain24260100.28
Finland123000.70
France4032090.33
Greece147000.50
Croatia110011.00
Hungary711210.33
Ireland111020.88
Italy4030150.35
Lithuania73010.55
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia5400—
Malta4002—
Netherlands209020.53
Poland2623040.30
Portugal162030.83
Romania255030.75
Sweden145020.61
Slovenia5400—
Slovakia68010.36

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

660 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. ≠ group: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
MemberCountryGroupPosition
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenew For
Adam BIELAN PolandECR Against
Adam JARUBAS PolandEPP For
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D For
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots Against
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR Against
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots Against
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR Against
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alex AGIUS SALIBA MaltaS&D For
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Against
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR Against
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens For
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots Against
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens For
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE SwedenEPP For
Alicia HOMS GINEL voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana Miguel PEDRO PortugalEPP For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainGreens Against
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
Anders VISTISEN DenmarkPatriots Against
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriots Against
András Tivadar KULJA HungaryEPP For
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES PortugalS&D For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots Against
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas GLÜCK GermanyRenew For
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andreas SCHWAB GermanyEPP For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrey NOVAKOV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Andrzej HALICKI PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER GermanyEPP For
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots Against
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Against
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots Against
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots Against
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens For
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenew For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR Against
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON FinlandRenew For
Annalisa CORRADO ItalyS&D For
Annamária VICSEK HungaryPatriots Against
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots Against
Anouk VAN BRUG NetherlandsRenew For
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left For
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR Against
Antonín STANĚK CzechiaPatriots Against
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN IrelandS&D For
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left For
Arba KOKALARI SwedenEPP For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR Against
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Against
Asger CHRISTENSEN DenmarkRenew For
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Against
Aura SALLA FinlandEPP For
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECR Against
Aurore LALUCQ FranceS&D For
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Against
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS NetherlandsRenew For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR Against
Beatrice TIMGREN SwedenECR Against
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens For
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECR Against
Biljana BORZAN CroatiaS&D For
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR Against
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group Against
Branko GRIMS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Against
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew For
Bruno GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D For
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECR Against
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left For
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left For
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens For
Caterina CHINNICI ItalyEPP For
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D For
César LUENA voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Charlie WEIMERS SwedenECR Against
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR Against
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D For
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christine SCHNEIDER GermanyEPP For
Christine SINGER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Against
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots Against
Christophe GOMART FranceEPP For
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew For
Ciaran MULLOOLY IrelandRenew For
Claire FITA FranceS&D For
Claudiu MANDA RomaniaS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR Against
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&D For
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECR Against
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreens For
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR HungaryPatriots Against
Csaba MOLNÁR voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryS&D Abstained
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens For
Damien CARÊME FranceThe Left For
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan NICA RomaniaS&D For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&D For
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel CASPARY GermanyEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR Against
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR Against
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe Left For
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dario NARDELLA ItalyS&D For
Dario TAMBURRANO ItalyThe Left For
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA MaltaEPP For
David CORMAND FranceGreens For
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPP For
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR Against
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana RIBA I GINER voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainGreens Against
Dick ERIXON SwedenECR Against
Diego SOLIER voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainECR For
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Dóra DÁVID HungaryEPP For
Dragoş BENEA RomaniaS&D For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA FinlandS&D For
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR Against
Elena KOUNTOURA GreeceThe Left For
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Elena YONCHEVA BulgariaNo group For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elio DI RUPO voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumS&D Abstained
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyS&D For
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI GreeceEPP For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emil RADEV BulgariaEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left For
Emma RAFOWICZ FranceS&D For
Emma WIESNER SwedenRenew For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS GreeceECR Against
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP For
Engin EROGLU voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Against
Enikő GYŐRI HungaryPatriots Against
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D For
Erik KALIŇÁK SlovakiaNo group Against
Erik MARQUARDT GermanyGreens For
Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS HungaryPatriots Against
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPP For
Estelle CEULEMANS voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumS&D Abstained
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA SpainEPP For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe Left Against
Eszter LAKOS HungaryEPP For
Eugen TOMAC RomaniaRenew For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&D For
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK PolandESN Against
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group Against
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots Against
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgNo group Against
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU CyprusNo group For
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots Against
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR Against
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR Against
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&D For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON FranceS&D For
François-Xavier BELLAMY FranceEPP For
Fredis BELERIS GreeceEPP For
Friedrich PÜRNER GermanyNo group Against
Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO ItalyEPP For
Gabriel MATO SpainEPP For
Gabriela FIREA RomaniaS&D For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gabriella GERZSENYI HungaryEPP For
Gaetano PEDULLA' ItalyThe Left For
Galato ALEXANDRAKI GreeceECR Against
Geadis GEADI CyprusECR Against
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Against
Georgiana TEODORESCU RomaniaECR Against
Georgios AFTIAS GreeceEPP For
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots Against
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gheorghe CÂRCIU RomaniaS&D For
Gheorghe FALCĂ RomaniaEPP For
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots Against
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giorgos GEORGIOU CyprusThe Left Against
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR Against
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe Left For
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giuseppe MILAZZO ItalyECR Against
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens For
Grégory ALLIONE FranceRenew For
Guillaume PELTIER FranceECR Against
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D For
György HÖLVÉNYI HungaryPatriots Against
Hana JALLOUL MURO voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left Against
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ PolandEPP For
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens For
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Against
Harald VILIMSKY AustriaPatriots Against
Hélder SOUSA SILVA PortugalEPP For
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&D For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenew For
Henrik DAHL DenmarkEPP For
Herbert DORFMANN ItalyEPP For
Hermann TERTSCH SpainPatriots Against
Hilde VAUTMANS BelgiumRenew For
Hildegard BENTELE GermanyEPP For
Hristo PETROV BulgariaRenew For
Idoia MENDIA voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Ignazio Roberto MARINO ItalyGreens For
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left Abstained
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV BulgariaEPP For
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN RomaniaEPP For
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D For
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESN Against
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA SpainEPP For
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens For
Isabella TOVAGLIERI ItalyPatriots Against
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN Against
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR Against
Jaak MADISON EstoniaECR Against
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR Against
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR Against
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew For
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group Against
Jana NAGYOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Against
Jana TOOM EstoniaRenew For
Jaroslav BŽOCH CzechiaPatriots Against
Jaroslav KNOT CzechiaPatriots Against
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Against
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainGreens Against
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Javier ZARZALEJOS SpainEPP For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D For
Jean-Paul GARRAUD FrancePatriots Against
Jeannette BALJEU NetherlandsRenew For
Jens GEIER GermanyS&D For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jérémy DECERLE FranceRenew For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsEPP Against
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR Against
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe Left Against
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D For
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT BelgiumECR Against
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left Against
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots Against
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots Against
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS SpainPatriots Against
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
José CEPEDA voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriots Against
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ SpainEPP For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots Against
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots Against
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots Against
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left Against
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens For
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP For
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&D For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group Against
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&D For
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens For
Kinga GÁL HungaryPatriots Against
Kinga KOLLÁR HungaryEPP For
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens For
Klára DOBREV voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryS&D Abstained
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left For
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR Against
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Against
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR Against
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D For
Kristoffer STORM DenmarkECR Against
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK PolandS&D For
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR Against
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurence TROCHU FranceECR Against
Laurent CASTILLO FranceEPP For
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group Against
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left For
Leire PAJÍN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Lena DÜPONT GermanyEPP For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens For
Leoluca ORLANDO ItalyGreens For
Letizia MORATTI ItalyEPP For
Li ANDERSSON FinlandThe Left Against
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Lina GÁLVEZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPP For
Loucas FOURLAS CyprusEPP For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group Against
Lucia ANNUNZIATA ItalyS&D For
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew For
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group Against
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Lukas SIEPER GermanyNo group Against
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Lynn BOYLAN IrelandThe Left Against
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR Against
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Malik AZMANI NetherlandsRenew For
Malika SOREL FranceNo group For
Manfred WEBER GermanyEPP For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left For
Manuela RIPA voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Against
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe Left Against
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESN Against
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco SQUARTA ItalyECR Against
Marco TARQUINIO ItalyS&D For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots Against
Maria GRAPINI RomaniaS&D For
Maria GUZENINA FinlandS&D For
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D For
Maria OHISALO FinlandGreens For
Maria WALSH IrelandEPP For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group Against
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR Against
Marie DAUCHY FrancePatriots Against
Marie TOUSSAINT FranceGreens For
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN GermanyRenew For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots Against
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left For
Mario FURORE ItalyThe Left For
Mario MANTOVANI ItalyECR Against
Marion MARÉCHAL FranceECR Against
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR Against
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Marko VEŠLIGAJ CroatiaS&D For
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN Against
Markus FERBER GermanyEPP For
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR Against
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin GÜNTHER GermanyThe Left Abstained
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens For
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenew For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe Left Abstained
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group Against
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens For
Massimiliano SALINI ItalyEPP For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPP For
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots Against
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&D For
Matteo RICCI ItalyS&D For
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots Against
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriots Against
Mélissa CAMARA FranceGreens For
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe Left For
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA IrelandRenew For
Michał DWORCZYK PolandECR Against
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA CyprusEPP For
Michele PICARO ItalyECR Against
Mieke ANDRIESE NetherlandsPatriots Against
Mihai TUDOSE RomaniaS&D For
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan MAZUREK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan ZVER voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Against
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA RomaniaEPP For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriots Against
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPP For
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP For
Monika BEŇOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Monika HOHLMEIER GermanyEPP For
Moritz KÖRNER GermanyRenew For
Morten LØKKEGAARD DenmarkRenew For
Mounir SATOURI FranceGreens For
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Nadine MORANO FranceEPP For
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens For
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR Against
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ RomaniaGreens For
Nicolas BAY FranceECR Against
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE SpainEPP For
Niels Flemming HANSEN DenmarkEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaPatriots Against
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Against
Nikolas FARANTOURIS GreeceThe Left For
Nikolina BRNJAC CroatiaEPP For
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&D For
Nikos PAPPAS GreeceThe Left For
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainECR For
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainRenew Against
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Olivier CHASTEL BelgiumRenew For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group Against
Ondřej KNOTEK CzechiaPatriots Against
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECR Against
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left Abstained
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Pál SZEKERES HungaryPatriots Against
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots Against
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR Against
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots Against
Pasquale TRIDICO ItalyThe Left For
Patryk JAKI PolandECR Against
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Per CLAUSEN DenmarkThe Left Against
Petar VOLGIN BulgariaESN Against
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Péter MAGYAR HungaryEPP For
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots Against
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Petras GRAŽULIS LithuaniaESN Against
Philippe OLIVIER FrancePatriots Against
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots Against
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots Against
Pietro FIOCCHI ItalyECR Against
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA SpainEPP For
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR Against
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots Against
Rada LAYKOVA BulgariaESN Against
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raffaele STANCANELLI ItalyPatriots Against
Raffaele TOPO ItalyS&D For
Ralf SEEKATZ GermanyEPP For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens For
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens For
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO SpainEPP For
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens For
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR Against
René AUST GermanyESN Against
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR Against
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left For
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyPatriots Against
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECR Against
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots Against
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Against
Romana JERKOVIĆ CroatiaS&D For
Romana TOMC voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Against
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainS&D Against
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left Abstained
Ruggero RAZZA ItalyECR Against
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Against
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sander SMIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsEPP Against
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sandro RUOTOLO ItalyS&D For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens For
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens For
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe Left Against
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECR Against
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA RomaniaECR Against
Sergey LAGODINSKY GermanyGreens For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR Against
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots Against
Sibylle BERG GermanyNo group Against
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESN Against
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots Against
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sophia KIRCHER AustriaEPP For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Against
Stanisław TYSZKA PolandESN Against
Stefan BERGER GermanyEPP For
Stefan KÖHLER GermanyEPP For
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR Against
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN FranceRenew For
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ SpainEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots Against
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew For
Tamás DEUTSCH HungaryPatriots Against
Taner KABILOV BulgariaNo group For
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots Against
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas BAJADA MaltaS&D For
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Against
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots Against
Tiemo WÖLKEN GermanyS&D For
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens For
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreens For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR Against
Tom BERENDSEN NetherlandsEPP For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots Against
Tomáš KUBÍN CzechiaPatriots Against
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Against
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Tomislav SOKOL CroatiaEPP For
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Against
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D For
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left For
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots Against
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS GreeceEPP For
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR Against
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainGreens Against
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
Viktória FERENC HungaryPatriots Against
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots Against
Ville NIINISTÖ FinlandGreens For
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots Against
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS LithuaniaGreens For
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D For
Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU RomaniaRenew For
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreens For
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH GermanyESN Against
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Waldemar BUDA PolandECR Against
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI LithuaniaECR Against
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Yannis MANIATIS GreeceS&D For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Against
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPP For
Zoltán TARR HungaryEPP For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG HungaryESN Against

Debate speakers and how they voted

No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.

All votes on this decision, 21

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Paragraph 2 — part 1 A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – § 2/1 Part voted on: “Reiterates that European elections continue to be conducted largely under national legal and institutional frameworks,”Roll call645 for, 12 against, 0 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
2Paragraph 2 — part 2 A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – § 2/2 Part voted on: “which were conceived in a markedly different phase of European integration; stresses that these rules no longer correspond to the enhanced role and legislative powers of the European Parliament, particularly since the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon;”Roll call419 for, 193 against, 37 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
3Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – After § 3 – Am 2 Roll call202 for, 445 against, 5 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Paragraph 2 — part 2 A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – § 2/2 Part voted on: “which were conceived in a markedly different phase of European integration; stresses that these rules no longer correspond to the enhanced role and legislative powers of the European Parliament, particularly since the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon;”Roll call419 for, 193 against, 37 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
3Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – After § 3 – Am 2 Roll call202 for, 445 against, 5 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Paragraph 3 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Recalls that Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/994 contains a number of provisions that Member States are either obliged or invited to implement; points out that optional measures have not been implemented by some Member States and that some mandatory measures have been implemented differently by some Member States, such as those concerning the prevention of double voting; notes that most provisions laid down in Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/994 remain optional;’ without the words ‘that optional measures have not been implemented by some Member States and’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ESN, Patriots
5Paragraph 3 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “that optional measures have not been implemented by some Member States and”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ESN, Patriots
6Paragraph 3 — part 3 A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – § 3/3 Part voted on: “considers that the limited transposition of these non-binding provisions reveals a lack of political will to overcome national resistance and commit to a democratic process that better reflects the European dimension;”Roll call379 for, 216 against, 53 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: ESN, Patriots
7Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands Rejected
8Separate vote on paragraph 5 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ESN
9Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 5 A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – After § 5 – Am 4 Roll call195 for, 439 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
10Separate vote on paragraph 12 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ESN
11Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 12 A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – After § 12 – Am 5 Roll call198 for, 441 against, 11 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
12Separate vote on paragraph 14 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ESN
13Separate vote on recital B Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
14Recital B — part 2 A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – Recital B/2 Part voted on: “but also foster the emergence of a European political and public sphere, thereby strengthening the legitimacy of the EU and its institutions;”Roll call427 for, 212 against, 24 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
15Separate vote on recital C A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – Recital C Roll call645 for, 14 against, 0 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots
16Separate vote on recital F Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ESN, Patriots
17Recital F — part 2 A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – Recital F/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call428 for, 204 against, 19 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ESN, Patriots; split: ESN, Patriots
18Separate vote on recital G A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – Recital G Roll call420 for, 198 against, 43 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots
19Amendment 1 to recital H A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – Recital H – Am 1 Roll call189 for, 461 against, 12 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
20Separate vote on recital M A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – Recital M Roll call645 for, 8 against, 9 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots
21Final vote — text as a whole A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call417 for, 234 against, 9 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by Patriots, ESN · split votes by Patriots (4), ESN (2) · separate votes by ESN.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0252

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Parliament adopted a report on the reform of the European Electoral Act, focusing on hurdles to ratification and implementation in member states.

The report concludes that many existing provisions are implemented, but optional measures are often not, and some mandatory ones are applied unevenly.

It calls for further Europeanisation of electoral rules, including accessibility, common deadlines, preventing double voting, and enhancing European political parties' role.

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This report on the reform of the European Electoral Act examines the hurdles to ratification and implementation of Council Decision 2018/994, which is not yet in force because Spain has not ratified it.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2028(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 20 January 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Referred to committee · 23 January 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 3 December 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 8 December 2025 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 20 January 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFCO · Author: Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ (EPP)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

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Running issue: European elections 2024

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States”. Decision, 20 January 2026. votingId 183166, document A-10-2025-0252, reference 2025/2028(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-20/10?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 20 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 20 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-20, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-01-20/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-01-20-10,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-01-20},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-20/10?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-20/10?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 183166, document A-10-2025-0252, reference 2025/2028(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-20 (CC BY 4.0)}
}