Group

ESN

Europe of Sovereign Nations

Seats: 27 of 718 current members
Cohesion, final votes: 0.85ⓘ over 619 of 620 final votes (enough members voting)
Cohesion, all roll calls: 0.85ⓘ over 5 922 of 5 928 roll calls (enough members voting)
On the winning side: 180 of 619ⓘ final votes decided by a simple majority where its clear line matched the outcome — of 620 final votes, 1 failed for want of an absolute majority and is not counted

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Official name: Europe of Sovereign Nations
Code: ESN
Alignment: Far-right · ultranationalism
Founded: July 2024
Closest line: Patriots — 73 % of 470 votes where both had a clear lineⓘ
Pivotal: on 1 of 619 final votes decided by a simple majorityⓘ taking its members’ votes away would have flipped the outcome

Official name: Europe of Sovereign Nations
Code: ESN
Alignment: Far-right · ultranationalism
Founded: July 2024
Closest line: Patriots — 73 % of 470 votes where both had a clear lineⓘ
Pivotal: on 1 of 619 final votes decided by a simple majorityⓘ taking its members’ votes away would have flipped the outcome

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Cohesion over time

Agreement Index of the group on final roll-call votes, per quarter (1 = all voted the same way). Members counted in their group on the day; a vote counts for the group when at least 10 of its members and a third of its seats voted, and a gap is a quarter with fewer than 20 votes counted. The other groups are the faint lines.

ESN: 0.85 over the whole period (619 votes), 0.87 in Q4 2024 and 0.87 in Q3 2026.

Data as a table

Agreement Index per period (0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same), with the votes counted in it. — : fewer than 20 votes counted in the period (a vote counts for a bloc when at least 10 of its members and a third of its seats voted).
Period	ESN	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots
Q3 2024	—9 votes	—9 votes	—9 votes	—9 votes	—8 votes	—9 votes	—9 votes	—9 votes
Q4 2024	0.8757 votes	0.8157 votes	0.9457 votes	0.9657 votes	0.8357 votes	0.8657 votes	0.7457 votes	0.7457 votes
Q1 2025	0.8130 votes	0.7130 votes	0.9330 votes	0.9730 votes	0.9130 votes	0.9230 votes	0.7330 votes	0.7630 votes
Q2 2025	0.8784 votes	0.7884 votes	0.9384 votes	0.9484 votes	0.9584 votes	0.9384 votes	0.7184 votes	0.7184 votes
Q3 2025	0.8558 votes	0.7658 votes	0.9458 votes	0.9458 votes	0.9358 votes	0.9458 votes	0.8258 votes	0.7258 votes
Q4 2025	0.87121 votes	0.84121 votes	0.95121 votes	0.94121 votes	0.86121 votes	0.88121 votes	0.78121 votes	0.73121 votes
Q1 2026	0.8689 votes	0.7588 votes	0.8989 votes	0.9489 votes	0.8689 votes	0.9189 votes	0.7589 votes	0.7189 votes
Q2 2026	0.8299 votes	0.7599 votes	0.9299 votes	0.9599 votes	0.92100 votes	0.94100 votes	0.76100 votes	0.7299 votes
Q3 2026	0.8772 votes	0.7572 votes	0.9172 votes	0.9372 votes	0.8672 votes	0.8972 votes	0.7572 votes	0.6772 votes
Whole period	0.85	0.77	0.93	0.94	0.89	0.91	0.76	0.72
Votes considered	619	618	619	619	619	620	620	619

620 of 794 decisions of the term had a final vote recorded by name; those are the votes counted. A gap: fewer than 20 votes counted in the quarter (method). Cohesion of every group.

Cohesion by committee and topic

The group’s Agreement Index over the term’s roll calls, by the dossier’s lead committee and by topic. Topics are model-assigned (AI tagging, not hand-checked).

By lead committee (25)

Lead committee: the committee that led the dossier. Votes: the term’s roll calls on its dossiers. Cohesion: the group’s Agreement Index over those votes (0–1), counted only on votes where at least 10 of its members and a third of its seats voted; — : fewer than 20 such votes.
Lead committee	Votes	Cohesion
Foreign AffairsAFET	639	0.80
BudgetsBUDG	375	0.88
Environment, Climate and Food SafetyENVI	337	0.89
Budgetary ControlCONT	323	0.94
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE	323	0.90
Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityFEMM	287	0.90
Economic and Monetary AffairsECON	249	0.85
International TradeINTA	203	0.76
Legal AffairsJURI	195	0.93
Employment and Social AffairsEMPL	193	0.86
Industry, Research and EnergyITRE	175	0.85
Housing Crisis (special committee)HOUS	154	0.86
Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionIMCO	122	0.85
Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAGRI	87	0.84
European Democracy Shield (special committee)EUDS	85	0.93
Constitutional AffairsAFCO	70	0.92
FisheriesPECH	65	0.85
PetitionsPETI	61	0.88
Security and DefenceSEDE	49	0.79
DevelopmentDEVE	44	0.91
Culture and EducationCULT	28	0.90
Public HealthSANT	23	0.89
Regional DevelopmentREGI	11	—
Transport and TourismTRAN	8	—
LEGILEGI	2	—

By topic (model-assigned) (15)

Topic: model-assigned (AI tagging, not hand-checked). Votes: the term’s roll calls on decisions with that topic. Cohesion: the group’s Agreement Index over those votes (0–1), counted only on votes where at least 10 of its members and a third of its seats voted; — : fewer than 20 such votes.
Topic	Votes	Cohesion
Foreign affairs	2 136	0.78
Economy & single market	1 257	0.87
EU budget & funds	1 092	0.89
Defence & security	703	0.78
Justice, rule of law & rights	610	0.90
Jobs, social affairs & equality	606	0.88
Climate & environment	519	0.90
Agriculture, food & fisheries	364	0.84
Digital, AI & data	297	0.88
EU institutions & Parliament	292	0.91
Trade & customs	269	0.81
Health	260	0.89
Migration & asylum	122	0.94
Energy	92	0.84
Transport & tourism	84	0.91

Agreement with other groups

How often the group took the same line as each other group on the term’s final votes, groups at the date of each vote.

Same line: of the votes compared, the share where the two groups’ clear lines were the same. Votes compared: final votes where both groups had a clear line (at least two thirds of their votes cast, at least 10 members voting); a vote where either was divided is left out. A count instead of a share under 20 votes.
Group	Same line	Votes compared
Patriots	73 %	470
ECR	48 %	489
The Left	36 %	490
S&D	27 %	587
EPP	26 %	555
Greens	24 %	574
Renew	23 %	545

Agreement between every pair of groups, winning sides and pivotal groups

Members, 25

Members whose group is ESN now (former members: on their last day in office), with their record. Switchers are marked ⇄ and counted in the group of each vote’s date.

Period Whole term 2024 (from July)2025 2026

Custom dates

Votes Final votes66 All roll calls516

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What the columns mean

Participationⓘ: roll calls with a recorded vote, of the roll calls while in office. With majority lineⓘ: votes cast the way the plurality of their group voted, of the votes where the group had a line. Against clear lineⓘ: votes otherwise than a line held by at least two thirds of their group with at least 10 members voting, of the votes where it had one. Abstentionⓘ: of the votes cast. ± group: difference from the median of the member’s group (the one they held for most of the period), in percentage points; not compared for a member who changed group in the period; the non-attached have no group line. Each member is counted in the group they belonged to on the day of each vote; a figure over fewer than 50 votes is shown as a count.

Members of ESN
Select	Member, sort Z to A	Country, sort A to Z	Participation, sort highest first	± group	With majority line, sort highest first	± group	Against clear line, sort highest first	Abstention, sort highest first
Select Alexander JUNGBLUTH	Alexander JUNGBLUTH	Germany	98.3 % of 516	+8.3 pts median 89.9 %	94.3 % of 505	−3.0 pts median 97.2 %	5.0 % of 479	9.5 % of 507
Select Alexander SELL	Alexander SELL	Germany	90.1 % of 516	+0.2 pts median 89.9 %	98.5 % of 464	+1.3 pts median 97.2 %	1.4 % of 440	8.8 % of 465
Select Anja ARNDT	Anja ARNDT	Germany	89.3 % of 516	−0.6 pts median 89.9 %	98.5 % of 459	+1.3 pts median 97.2 %	1.1 % of 436	8.9 % of 461
Select Arno BAUSEMER	Arno BAUSEMER	Germany	84.5 % of 516	−5.4 pts median 89.9 %	99.3 % of 435	+2.1 pts median 97.2 %	0.5 % of 410	8.9 % of 436
Select Christine ANDERSON	Christine ANDERSON	Germany	92.1 % of 516	+2.1 pts median 89.9 %	98.9 % of 473	+1.7 pts median 97.2 %	0.7 % of 447	9.3 % of 475
Select Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK	Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group	Poland	91.7 % of 516	+1.7 pts median 89.9 %	74.6 % of 472	−22.6 pts median 97.2 %	22.8 % of 448	17.5 % of 473
Select Hans NEUHOFF	Hans NEUHOFF	Germany	70.2 % of 516	−19.8 pts median 89.9 %	99.4 % of 360	+2.2 pts median 97.2 %	0.0 % of 342	8.6 % of 362
Select Irmhild BOSSDORF	Irmhild BOSSDORF	Germany	81.0 % of 516	−8.9 pts median 89.9 %	98.1 % of 417	+0.9 pts median 97.2 %	1.0 % of 394	9.8 % of 418
Select Ivan DAVID	Ivan DAVID	Czechia	96.1 % of 516	+6.2 pts median 89.9 %	64.4 % of 494	−32.8 pts median 97.2 %	33.0 % of 470	23.4 % of 496
Select Marc JONGEN	Marc JONGEN	Germany	56.6 % of 516	−33.3 pts median 89.9 %	99.0 % of 290	+1.7 pts median 97.2 %	0.4 % of 278	7.9 % of 292
Select Marcin SYPNIEWSKI	Marcin SYPNIEWSKI	Poland	96.1 % of 516	+6.2 pts median 89.9 %	77.0 % of 495	−20.3 pts median 97.2 %	20.5 % of 469	14.9 % of 496
Select Markus BUCHHEIT	Markus BUCHHEIT	Germany	70.2 % of 516	−19.8 pts median 89.9 %	97.2 % of 360	±0.0 pts median 97.2 %	2.0 % of 342	7.2 % of 362
Select Mary KHAN	Mary KHAN	Germany	87.4 % of 516	−2.5 pts median 89.9 %	98.7 % of 451	+1.4 pts median 97.2 %	0.9 % of 428	9.1 % of 451
Select Milan UHRÍK	Milan UHRÍK	Slovakia	98.1 % of 516	+8.1 pts median 89.9 %	81.9 % of 504	−15.3 pts median 97.2 %	15.2 % of 479	16.8 % of 506
Select Petar VOLGIN	Petar VOLGIN	Bulgaria	97.7 % of 516	+7.8 pts median 89.9 %	87.5 % of 502	−9.8 pts median 97.2 %	9.2 % of 477	7.9 % of 504
Select Petr BYSTRON	Petr BYSTRON	Germany	54.5 % of 516	−35.5 pts median 89.9 %	97.5 % of 280	+0.3 pts median 97.2 %	1.9 % of 264	12.1 % of 281
Select Petras GRAŽULIS	Petras GRAŽULIS	Lithuania	89.9 % of 516	±0.0 pts median 89.9 %	63.7 % of 463	−33.5 pts median 97.2 %	35.5 % of 439	25.0 % of 464
Select Rada LAYKOVA	Rada LAYKOVA	Bulgaria	95.7 % of 516	+5.8 pts median 89.9 %	97.6 % of 492	+0.3 pts median 97.2 %	1.7 % of 469	9.1 % of 494
Select René AUST	René AUST	Germany	76.2 % of 516	−13.8 pts median 89.9 %	98.0 % of 392	+0.7 pts median 97.2 %	1.6 % of 377	6.1 % of 393
Select Sarah KNAFO	Sarah KNAFO	France	93.6 % of 516	+3.7 pts median 89.9 %	69.1 % of 482	−28.1 pts median 97.2 %	28.5 % of 456	18.6 % of 483
Select Siegbert Frank DROESE	Siegbert Frank DROESE	Germany	67.2 % of 516	−22.7 pts median 89.9 %	91.3 % of 345	−5.9 pts median 97.2 %	7.9 % of 329	14.4 % of 347
Select Stanislav STOYANOV	Stanislav STOYANOV	Bulgaria	75.4 % of 516	−14.5 pts median 89.9 %	90.7 % of 388	−6.5 pts median 97.2 %	6.5 % of 368	9.8 % of 389
Select Stanisław TYSZKA	Stanisław TYSZKA	Poland	63.4 % of 516	−26.6 pts median 89.9 %	75.8 % of 326	−21.5 pts median 97.2 %	20.7 % of 309	14.1 % of 327
Select Tomasz FROELICH	Tomasz FROELICH	Germany	91.9 % of 516	+1.9 pts median 89.9 %	98.7 % of 472	+1.5 pts median 97.2 %	0.4 % of 448	10.1 % of 474
Select Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG	Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG	Hungary	98.1 % of 516	+8.1 pts median 89.9 %	77.0 % of 504	−20.2 pts median 97.2 %	20.3 % of 479	12.5 % of 506

National delegations

The group’s current members by country and national party.

Country: the delegation. Members: the group’s current members from that country. National parties: their parties, with the number of members of each.
Country	Members	National parties
Germany	15	AfD 15
Bulgaria	3	Revival 3
Poland	2	Konfederacja 2
Slovakia	2	HREP 2
Czechia	1	SPD 1
France	1	R 1
Hungary	1	MHM 1
Italy	1	FN 1
Lithuania	1	TTS 1

Line on the final votes, 25

The group’s line on every final roll-call vote of the term, newest first, with its members counted in the group they sat in on the day.

Majority line: the position most of the group’s voting members took, on the day of the vote (“Tie” when no position won); “no clear line” when no position had at least two thirds of its votes cast with at least 10 members voting — the Divided filter lists those. In the group: for–against–abstained. Result: the vote’s outcome and counts. On the losing side: the majority line was For and the vote failed, or Against and it passed.

Majority line: the position most of the group’s voting members took, on the day of the vote (“Tie” when no position won); “no clear line” when no position had at least two thirds of its votes cast with at least 10 members voting — the Divided filter lists those. In the group: for–against–abstained. Result: the vote’s outcome and counts. On the losing side: the majority line was For and the vote failed, or Against and it passed.
Date	Vote	Majority line	In the group	Result
16 Sept 2026	EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime Final vote on the draft Council decision	Majority line: For · no clear line	In the group: 16 for, 2 against, 7 abstained	Adopted 549 for, 75 against, 30 abstained
9 Jul 2026	The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan Final vote — text as a whole	Majority line: For · no clear line	In the group: 14 for, 0 against, 11 abstained	Adopted 476 for, 28 against, 96 abstained
8 Jul 2026	Lead in certain fishing tackle Final vote on the motion for a resolution	Majority line: For · no clear line	In the group: 13 for, 11 against, 2 abstained	Rejected 197 for, 455 against, 7 abstained
21 May 2026	Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran Final vote — text as a whole	Majority line: For · no clear line	In the group: 15 for, 0 against, 9 abstained	Adopted 516 for, 14 against, 39 abstained
19 May 2026	Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines Final vote on the draft Council decision	Majority line: Abstained · no clear line	In the group: 10 for, 1 against, 14 abstained	Adopted 537 for, 17 against, 83 abstained
30 Apr 2026	New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities Final vote — text as a whole	Majority line: Abstained · no clear line	In the group: 3 for, 6 against, 15 abstained	Adopted 439 for, 52 against, 71 abstained
29 Apr 2026	Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth Final vote on the draft Council decision	Majority line: Against · no clear line	In the group: 8 for, 14 against, 4 abstained	Adopted 616 for, 24 against, 8 abstained
28 Apr 2026	European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: workers affected by imminent job displacement Final vote on the provisional agreement	Majority line: Against · no clear line	In the group: 3 for, 17 against, 7 abstained	Adopted 566 for, 67 against, 26 abstained
12 Mar 2026	Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine Final vote — text as a whole	Majority line: Abstained · no clear line	In the group: 4 for, 5 against, 7 abstained	Adopted 479 for, 17 against, 43 abstained
12 Mar 2026	The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger Final vote on the motion for a resolution	Majority line: For · no clear line	In the group: 13 for, 1 against, 9 abstained	Adopted 524 for, 2 against, 29 abstained
11 Mar 2026	Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application Final vote	Majority line: Against · no clear line	In the group: 1 for, 16 against, 8 abstained	Adopted 458 for, 103 against, 63 abstained
27 Nov 2025	Escalating repression of the Baha’is in Iran Final vote — text as a whole	Majority line: For · no clear line	In the group: 13 for, 2 against, 6 abstained	Adopted 549 for, 7 against, 31 abstained
26 Nov 2025	Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 as regards origin labelling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara Final vote — text as a whole	Majority line: Against · no clear line	In the group: 4 for, 12 against, 5 abstained	Rejected 359 for, 188 against, 76 abstained
11 Sept 2025	Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution Final vote — text as a whole	Majority line: Against · no clear line	In the group: 2 for, 15 against, 8 abstained	Adopted 305 for, 151 against, 122 abstained
8 Jul 2025	VAT: taxable persons, special scheme and special arrangements for declaration and payment, relating to distance sales of imported goods Council draft	Majority line: Against · no clear line	In the group: 1 for, 17 against, 8 abstained	Adopted 623 for, 26 against, 28 abstained
19 Jun 2025	Case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran Final vote — text as a whole	Majority line: For · no clear line	In the group: 15 for, 2 against, 7 abstained	Adopted 486 for, 8 against, 29 abstained
22 May 2025	Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023 Final vote — text as a whole	Majority line: Abstained · no clear line	In the group: 8 for, 2 against, 12 abstained	Adopted 260 for, 194 against, 110 abstained
11 Mar 2025	Assessment of the implementation of Horizon Europe in view of its interim evaluation and recommendations for the 10th Research Framework Programme Final vote — text as a whole	Majority line: Against · no clear line	In the group: 0 for, 14 against, 8 abstained	Adopted 472 for, 75 against, 92 abstained
22 Jan 2025	Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus Final vote — text as a whole	Majority line: Abstained · no clear line	In the group: 3 for, 6 against, 14 abstained	Adopted 567 for, 25 against, 66 abstained
19 Dec 2024	11th year of the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and the deteriorating human rights situation in occupied Crimea, notably the cases of Iryna Danylovych, Tofik Abdulhaziiev and Amet Suleymanov Final vote on the motion for a resolution	Majority line: Tie · no clear line	In the group: 1 for, 7 against, 7 abstained	Adopted 446 for, 25 against, 51 abstained
27 Nov 2024	Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu Final vote	Majority line: Abstained · no clear line	In the group: 7 for, 1 against, 15 abstained	Adopted 627 for, 6 against, 37 abstained
19 Sept 2024	Situation in Venezuela Final vote — text as a whole	Majority line: For · no clear line	In the group: 14 for, 4 against, 5 abstained	Adopted 309 for, 201 against, 12 abstained
19 Sept 2024	The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus Final vote — text as a whole	Majority line: Abstained · no clear line	In the group: 5 for, 3 against, 15 abstained	Adopted 549 for, 21 against, 37 abstained
18 Sept 2024	Maximum residue levels for cyproconazole Final vote on the motion for a resolution	Majority line: Abstained · no clear line	In the group: 9 for, 0 against, 12 abstained	Adopted 522 for, 127 against, 28 abstained
18 Sept 2024	Maximum residue levels for carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl Final vote on the motion for a resolution	Majority line: Abstained · no clear line	In the group: 9 for, 0 against, 12 abstained	Adopted 516 for, 129 against, 27 abstained

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Connections

Top partners and the committees where the group’s cohesion is lowest or highest.

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Sources & citation

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

Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/esn?period=2024&scope=all&vline=divided
Official source: Political groups, European Parliament
Data source: EP Open Data: members and their memberships
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Data version: 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
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN)”. Political group. code ESN. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/esn?period=2024&scope=all&vline=divided (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Political groups, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/organisation-and-rules/organisation/political-groups. Data: EP Open Data: members and their memberships, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/show-current?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (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.

BibTeX

@misc{epw-group-esn,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN)}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/esn?period=2024&scope=all&vline=divided}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/esn?period=2024&scope=all&vline=divided},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Political group. code ESN. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/organisation-and-rules/organisation/political-groups. Data: EP Open Data: members and their memberships (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}
}