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, 93
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, 243
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2025 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Ombudsman Final vote | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 17 for, 47 against, 18 abstained | Adopted 568 for, 54 against, 43 abstained |
| 7 May 2025 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 15 for, 62 against, 6 abstained | Adopted 549 for, 97 against, 18 abstained |
| 7 May 2025 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 7 for, 63 against, 13 abstained | Adopted 538 for, 96 against, 27 abstained |
| 7 May 2025 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 63 against, 19 abstained | Adopted 541 for, 97 against, 26 abstained |
| 7 May 2025 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council Final vote | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 24 for, 51 against, 8 abstained | Adopted 588 for, 62 against, 16 abstained |
| 7 May 2025 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Parliament Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 76 against, 7 abstained | Adopted 513 for, 119 against, 20 abstained |
| 7 May 2025 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 81 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 412 for, 245 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 55 against, 6 abstained | Adopted 322 for, 163 against, 46 abstained |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights Decision to open negotiations with the Council | Majority line: Against | In the group: 2 for, 65 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 300 for, 254 against, 21 abstained |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 69 against, 7 abstained | Adopted 480 for, 148 against, 20 abstained |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Setting up a Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 76 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 441 for, 178 against, 34 abstained |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committees Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 68 against, 8 abstained | Adopted 448 for, 161 against, 40 abstained |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 51 against, 17 abstained | Adopted 390 for, 135 against, 52 abstained |
| 27 Nov 2024 | 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text Joint text | Majority line: Against | In the group: 6 for, 69 against, 7 abstained | Adopted 418 for, 185 against, 67 abstained |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Measures to reduce incidental catches of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and other small cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay Final vote on the motion for a resolution | Majority line: For | In the group: 82 for, 1 against, 0 abstained | Rejected 123 for, 511 against, 42 abstained |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Election of the Commission Election election of the commission | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 84 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 370 for, 282 against, 36 abstained |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Presentation by the President-elect of the Commission of the College of Commissioners and its programme Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: For | In the group: 82 for, 2 against, 0 abstained | Rejected 154 for, 507 against, 19 abstained |
| 14 Nov 2024 | UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29) Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 81 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 429 for, 183 against, 24 abstained |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Amendment of the EIB’s Statute Final vote on the draft Council decision | Majority line: Against | In the group: 25 for, 56 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 510 for, 105 against, 27 abstained |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States Final vote | Majority line: Against | In the group: 1 for, 71 against, 6 abstained | Adopted 444 for, 179 against, 20 abstained |
| 22 Oct 2024 | 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and Council Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 82 against, 0 abstained | Adopted 431 for, 131 against, 83 abstained |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agencies Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 13 for, 61 against, 7 abstained | Adopted 522 for, 115 against, 25 abstained |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 2023 Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against · no clear line | In the group: 26 for, 46 against, 9 abstained | Adopted 531 for, 91 against, 35 abstained |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 0 for, 47 against, 20 abstained | Adopted 425 for, 131 against, 63 abstained |
| 17 Jul 2024 | The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine Final vote — text as a whole | Majority line: Against | In the group: 2 for, 56 against, 15 abstained | Adopted 495 for, 137 against, 47 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?vline=lost&vpage=5 (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?vline=lost&vpage=5}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/groups/pfe?vline=lost&vpage=5},
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}
}