Group
Patriots
Patriots for Europe
- Seats
- 85 of 718 current members
- Cohesion, final votes
- 0.72ⓘ over 619 of 620 final votes (enough members voting)
- Cohesion, all roll calls
- 0.76ⓘ over 5 927 of 5 928 roll calls (enough members voting)
- On the winning side
- 261 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
More facts (6)
- Official name
- Patriots for Europe
- Code
- PfE
- Alignment
- Far-right · national conservatism, right-wing populism
- Founded
- July 2024
- Closest line
- ECR — 74 % of 408 votes where both had a clear lineⓘ
- Pivotal
- on 6 of 619 final votes decided by a simple majorityⓘ taking its members’ votes away would have flipped the outcome
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.
Data as a table
| Period | Patriots | The Left | Greens | S&D | Renew | EPP | ECR | ESN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | —9 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes | —8 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes | —9 votes |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7457 votes | 0.8157 votes | 0.9457 votes | 0.9657 votes | 0.8357 votes | 0.8657 votes | 0.7457 votes | 0.8757 votes |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7630 votes | 0.7130 votes | 0.9330 votes | 0.9730 votes | 0.9130 votes | 0.9230 votes | 0.7330 votes | 0.8130 votes |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7184 votes | 0.7884 votes | 0.9384 votes | 0.9484 votes | 0.9584 votes | 0.9384 votes | 0.7184 votes | 0.8784 votes |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7258 votes | 0.7658 votes | 0.9458 votes | 0.9458 votes | 0.9358 votes | 0.9458 votes | 0.8258 votes | 0.8558 votes |
| Q4 2025 | 0.73121 votes | 0.84121 votes | 0.95121 votes | 0.94121 votes | 0.86121 votes | 0.88121 votes | 0.78121 votes | 0.87121 votes |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7189 votes | 0.7588 votes | 0.8989 votes | 0.9489 votes | 0.8689 votes | 0.9189 votes | 0.7589 votes | 0.8689 votes |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7299 votes | 0.7599 votes | 0.9299 votes | 0.9599 votes | 0.92100 votes | 0.94100 votes | 0.76100 votes | 0.8299 votes |
| Q3 2026 | 0.6772 votes | 0.7572 votes | 0.9172 votes | 0.9372 votes | 0.8672 votes | 0.8972 votes | 0.7572 votes | 0.8772 votes |
| Whole period | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.76 | 0.85 |
| 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 | Votes | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign AffairsAFET | 639 | 0.71 |
| BudgetsBUDG | 375 | 0.78 |
| Environment, Climate and Food SafetyENVI | 337 | 0.81 |
| Budgetary ControlCONT | 323 | 0.88 |
| Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE | 323 | 0.80 |
| Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityFEMM | 287 | 0.63 |
| Economic and Monetary AffairsECON | 249 | 0.70 |
| International TradeINTA | 203 | 0.75 |
| Legal AffairsJURI | 195 | 0.96 |
| Employment and Social AffairsEMPL | 193 | 0.71 |
| Industry, Research and EnergyITRE | 175 | 0.79 |
| Housing Crisis (special committee)HOUS | 154 | 0.75 |
| Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionIMCO | 122 | 0.77 |
| Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAGRI | 87 | 0.72 |
| European Democracy Shield (special committee)EUDS | 85 | 0.82 |
| Constitutional AffairsAFCO | 70 | 0.92 |
| FisheriesPECH | 65 | 0.80 |
| PetitionsPETI | 61 | 0.88 |
| Security and DefenceSEDE | 49 | 0.70 |
| DevelopmentDEVE | 44 | 0.83 |
| Culture and EducationCULT | 28 | 0.77 |
| Public HealthSANT | 23 | 0.72 |
| Regional DevelopmentREGI | 11 | — |
| Transport and TourismTRAN | 8 | — |
| LEGILEGI | 2 | — |
By topic (model-assigned) (15)
| Topic | Votes | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign affairs | 2 136 | 0.70 |
| Economy & single market | 1 257 | 0.79 |
| EU budget & funds | 1 092 | 0.81 |
| Defence & security | 703 | 0.66 |
| Justice, rule of law & rights | 610 | 0.81 |
| Jobs, social affairs & equality | 606 | 0.67 |
| Climate & environment | 519 | 0.83 |
| Agriculture, food & fisheries | 364 | 0.81 |
| Digital, AI & data | 297 | 0.79 |
| EU institutions & Parliament | 292 | 0.88 |
| Trade & customs | 269 | 0.75 |
| Health | 260 | 0.72 |
| Migration & asylum | 122 | 0.95 |
| Energy | 92 | 0.79 |
| Transport & tourism | 84 | 0.89 |
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.
| Group | Same line | Votes compared |
|---|---|---|
| ECR | 74 % | 408 |
| ESN | 73 % | 470 |
| EPP | 50 % | 449 |
| The Left | 50 % | 400 |
| Renew | 46 % | 440 |
| S&D | 46 % | 484 |
| Greens | 41 % | 477 |
Agreement between every pair of groups, winning sides and pivotal groups
Members, 86
Members whose group is Patriots 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.
National delegations
The group’s current members by country and national party.
| Country | Members | National parties |
|---|---|---|
| France | 30 | RN 29 · UDR 1 |
| Hungary | 11 | Fidesz-KDNP 10 · KDNP 1 |
| Czechia | 8 | ANO 2011 7 · AUTO 1 |
| Italy | 7 | L 7 |
| Austria | 6 | FPÖ 6 |
| Spain | 6 | VOX 6 |
| Netherlands | 6 | PVV 6 |
| Belgium | 3 | Vlaams Belang 3 |
| Poland | 3 | Konfederacja 3 |
| Portugal | 2 | Chega 2 |
Line on the final votes, 620
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.
| Date | Vote | Majority line | In the group | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2025 | Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Abstained · no clear line | In the group: 0 for, 27 against, 53 abstained | Adopted 473 for, 59 against, 114 abstained |
| 6 May 2025 | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2024/003 BE/Van Hool – Belgium Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 70 for, 8 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 598 for, 48 against, 5 abstained |
| 6 May 2025 | Amendments to the International Health Regulations contained in the Annex to Resolution WHA77.17 and adopted on 1 June 2024 A10–0064/2025 — Adam Jarubas — Consent procedure | Majority line: Against | In the group: 9 for, 68 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 514 for, 126 against, 6 abstained |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements Final vote | Majority line: For | In the group: 69 for, 6 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 531 for, 69 against, 17 abstained |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 48 for, 0 against, 17 abstained | Adopted 535 for, 19 against, 55 abstained |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 75 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 432 for, 127 against, 54 abstained |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seed Decision to open negotiations with the Council | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 74 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 411 for, 191 against, 13 abstained |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Establishing an EU talent pool Decision to open negotiations with the Council | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 75 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 327 for, 229 against, 50 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 64 against, 9 abstained | Adopted 390 for, 116 against, 126 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 72 against, 7 abstained | Adopted 399 for, 198 against, 71 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 78 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 378 for, 188 against, 105 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 72 against, 7 abstained | Adopted 377 for, 279 against, 16 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029) (Resolution) Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For · no clear line | In the group: 46 for, 34 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 605 for, 68 against, 10 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement: cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: For | In the group: 80 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 619 for, 9 against, 45 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029) Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: For · no clear line | In the group: 53 for, 27 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 518 for, 104 against, 61 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Agreements on Financial Mechanisms for the period May 2021 - April 2028 (EEA: EU-Iceland-Liechtenstein-Norway; Norwegian: EU-Norway); Additional Protocols to EEC-Norway Agreement and to EEC-Iceland Agreement Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: For · no clear line | In the group: 34 for, 30 against, 15 abstained | Adopted 528 for, 121 against, 32 abstained |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 80 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 441 for, 173 against, 70 abstained |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the USA Final vote on the provisional agreement | Majority line: For | In the group: 65 for, 6 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 593 for, 7 against, 35 abstained |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Macro-financial assistance to Egypt Final vote | Majority line: For | In the group: 58 for, 21 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 452 for, 182 against, 40 abstained |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Macro-financial assistance to Jordan Final vote | Majority line: For | In the group: 57 for, 22 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 571 for, 59 against, 46 abstained |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 71 against, 8 abstained | Adopted 486 for, 171 against, 18 abstained |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 71 against, 8 abstained | Adopted 482 for, 110 against, 81 abstained |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 71 against, 8 abstained | Adopted 481 for, 170 against, 22 abstained |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements Request for urgent procedure | Majority line: For | In the group: 78 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 427 for, 221 against, 14 abstained |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Unlawful detention and sham trials of Armenian hostages, including high-ranking political representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijan Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 60 for, 0 against, 9 abstained | Adopted 523 for, 3 against, 84 abstained |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Severe political, humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan, in particular the sexual violence and child rape Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 49 for, 0 against, 20 abstained | Adopted 575 for, 7 against, 35 abstained |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Democracy and human rights in Thailand, notably the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Abstained · no clear line | In the group: 8 for, 30 against, 32 abstained | Adopted 482 for, 57 against, 68 abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Abstained · no clear line | In the group: 0 for, 37 against, 42 abstained | Adopted 462 for, 76 against, 106 abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 80 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 419 for, 204 against, 46 abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Abstained | In the group: 1 for, 26 against, 55 abstained | Adopted 442 for, 98 against, 126 abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 82 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 351 for, 260 against, 70 abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 77 against, 6 abstained | Adopted 469 for, 162 against, 54 abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: For | In the group: 78 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 521 for, 90 against, 45 abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | 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 Union Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: For | In the group: 73 for, 0 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 525 for, 5 against, 34 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: Abstained | In the group: 7 for, 13 against, 61 abstained | Adopted 472 for, 75 against, 92 abstained |
| 11 Mar 2025 | European Social Fund Plus post-2027 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 83 against, 1 abstained | Adopted 432 for, 155 against, 82 abstained |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Verification of credentials Final vote | Majority line: For | In the group: 79 for, 0 against, 4 abstained | Adopted 643 for, 10 against, 15 abstained |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova Final vote on the provisional agreement | Majority line: Against | In the group: 7 for, 64 against, 11 abstained | Adopted 499 for, 117 against, 44 abstained |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 50 for, 0 against, 16 abstained | Adopted 443 for, 4 against, 48 abstained |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Abstained | In the group: 0 for, 16 against, 51 abstained | Adopted 400 for, 63 against, 81 abstained |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 75 for, 7 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 467 for, 156 against, 18 abstained |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize DP910521 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 74 for, 7 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 477 for, 152 against, 20 abstained |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation Final vote | Majority line: For | In the group: 76 for, 5 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 608 for, 33 against, 8 abstained |
| 12 Feb 2025 | VAT: rules for the digital age Council draft | Majority line: For | In the group: 68 for, 11 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 589 for, 42 against, 10 abstained |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 76 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 378 for, 233 against, 26 abstained |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Renewal of the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and Ukraine Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: For | In the group: 68 for, 6 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 591 for, 9 against, 9 abstained |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cabo Verde Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: For · no clear line | In the group: 32 for, 30 against, 8 abstained | Adopted 507 for, 76 against, 16 abstained |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: For | In the group: 59 for, 1 against, 2 abstained | Adopted 562 for, 17 against, 3 abstained |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Abstained | In the group: 7 for, 0 against, 52 abstained | Adopted 374 for, 53 against, 163 abstained |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For · no clear line | In the group: 34 for, 0 against, 28 abstained | Adopted 480 for, 58 against, 48 abstained |
Connections
Top partners and the committees where the group’s cohesion is lowest or highest.
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Sources & citation
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- Official source
- Data source
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- 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
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Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Patriots for Europe (Patriots)”. Political group. code PfE. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/pfe?period=2026&scope=all&vpage=11 (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-pfe,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Patriots for Europe (Patriots)}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/pfe?period=2026&scope=all&vpage=11}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/pfe?period=2026&scope=all&vpage=11},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Political group. code PfE. 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}
}