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Özlem DEMIREL

The Left · Germany

Group
The Left
Country
Germany
Roll-call participation
83.1 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes
With majority line
86.3 %ⓘ of 511 votes where the group had a line · The Left median 86.6 %
More facts (5)
National party
DIE LINKE.
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
29 of 429 votesⓘ
Committees
AFET, EMPL (substitute), LIBE (substitute), SEDE
Member id
197468
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Record

The member’s figures against the median of their group and of the chamber. Each vote counts the member in the group they belonged to that day.

Roll-call participation ⓘ

83.1 %

515 of 620 final votes while in office

The Left median: 86.9 % (−3.9 pts)

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority line ⓘ

86.3 %

441 of 511 votes where their group had a line

The Left median: 86.6 % (−0.3 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

6.8 %

29 of 429 votes where their group had a clear line

6 opposite (for ↔ against), 15 abstained against the line, 8 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

14.4 %

74 of 515 votes cast

Participation 83.1 % — The Left median 86.9 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Özlem DEMIREL83.1 %
The Left median86.9 %
Lowest in the group37.7 %
Highest in the group99.4 %
Members47
With majority line 86.3 % — The Left median 86.6 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Özlem DEMIREL86.3 %
The Left median86.6 %
Lowest in the group64.5 %
Highest in the group91.8 %
Members47
  • Whole term, 620 final votes; 620 of 794 decisions had a final vote recorded by name. The dots are the other members of The Left; no ranks.
  • “No vote recorded” is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.
  • A group’s line is inferred from its members’ votes — Parliament publishes no whip.

Votes, 5 928

Export

Every roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.

Result: for–against–abstained. Majority line: how most of the member’s group voted that day (“Tie” when no position won). ≠ group marks a vote otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds, with at least 10 members voting) of their group.
DateDecision and voteResultPositionMajority line
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 462 for, 76 against, 106 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 14, adding text after recital P 186 for, 470 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 25 to recital P 197 for, 455 against, 13 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 24 to recital N 182 for, 455 against, 23 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 23 to recital M 217 for, 444 against, 10 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 22 to recital K 219 for, 440 against, 8 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Recital H — part 2 344 for, 297 against, 17 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Recital H — part 1 497 for, 136 against, 33 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 39 to recital F 231 for, 412 against, 19 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 38 to recital D 224 for, 411 against, 19 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 21 to recital D 194 for, 458 against, 17 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 31 207 for, 451 against, 11 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Paragraph 31 — part 2 460 for, 149 against, 45 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 33 to paragraph 31 193 for, 437 against, 37 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Paragraph 28 — part 2 303 for, 299 against, 53 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 19 to paragraph 27 206 for, 450 against, 8 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 32 to paragraph 27 235 for, 406 against, 17 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 26 376 for, 236 against, 62 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 4 to paragraph 25 220 for, 373 against, 71 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 18 to paragraph 23 185 for, 475 against, 8 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 22 120 for, 475 against, 79 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 13 205 for, 459 against, 3 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 7 213 for, 436 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 31 to paragraph 7 122 for, 450 against, 93 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 6 173 for, 461 against, 29 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 5 247 for, 409 against, 7 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 29 to paragraph 5 115 for, 462 against, 91 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 4 235 for, 389 against, 40 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 4 96 for, 389 against, 174 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 1 205 for, 447 against, 13 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 419 for, 204 against, 46 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 1 135 for, 468 against, 70 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 26, adding text after paragraph 1 234 for, 421 against, 8 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 8, adding text before paragraph 1 41 for, 506 against, 47 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 1, adding text after recital T 78 for, 515 against, 87 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 32, adding text after recital P 118 for, 526 against, 36 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 25, adding text after recital J 365 for, 234 against, 79 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 24, adding text after recital E 279 for, 301 against, 94 abstainedPosition: Against ≠ groupMajority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 22, adding text after recital E 106 for, 524 against, 49 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 99 to recital A 494 for, 114 against, 70 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 78, adding text after paragraph 74 61 for, 572 against, 41 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 77, adding text after paragraph 74 190 for, 444 against, 44 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 19 to paragraph 74 181 for, 384 against, 112 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 73 — part 1 400 for, 216 against, 58 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 76 to paragraph 71 — part 2 217 for, 422 against, 29 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 76 to paragraph 71 — part 1 267 for, 280 against, 119 abstainedPosition: Against ≠ groupMajority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 70 — part 2 363 for, 180 against, 126 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 70 — part 1 489 for, 127 against, 64 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 69 303 for, 316 against, 62 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 69 216 for, 438 against, 25 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: For

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Roll-call participation

One cell per sitting while in office, shaded by the share of that day’s roll calls the member voted in. The official attendance register is kept separately by Parliament.

No vote recorded on 12 of 80 sittings with roll calls.

"No vote recorded" is not the same as absent: leave, illness and chairing the sitting look the same.

Data as a table

Voting neighbours

Members who voted the same way most often in the roll calls they both took part in, within and outside the member’s group (group at the date of each vote), over all roll calls of the term.

At least 200 shared roll calls over at least six months in office together. Within = both sat in the same group on the date of the vote; a member who changed group can appear on both lists. Baseline = the median agreement of all pairs of members of the groups the two sat in on the date of each shared vote (within: the group they shared; outside: the two groups), weighted by the votes they shared in each combination.

Within The Left

Agreement: roll calls where both cast the same position, of the roll calls both voted in while in the same group (“shared”); a count below 50 shared. Baseline: the median agreement of every pair of members of that group.
SelectMemberGroupCountryAgreementBaseline
Martin GÜNTHER The LeftGermany98 % of 2 483 shared87 %
Irene MONTERO The LeftSpain95 % of 4 608 shared87 %
Rudi KENNES The LeftBelgium95 % of 4 954 shared87 %
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ The LeftSpain95 % of 3 037 shared87 %
Martin SCHIRDEWAN The LeftGermany94 % of 4 606 shared87 %
Catarina MARTINS The LeftPortugal94 % of 4 072 shared87 %
Estrella GALÁN The LeftSpain94 % of 4 327 shared87 %
Ilaria SALIS The LeftItaly93 % of 4 138 shared87 %
Luke Ming FLANAGAN The LeftIreland93 % of 3 874 shared87 %
Giorgos GEORGIOU The LeftCyprus93 % of 4 103 shared87 %

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Outside the group

Agreement: roll calls where both cast the same position, of the roll calls both voted in while in different groups (“shared”); a count below 50 shared. Baseline: the median agreement of every pair of members of the groups the two sat in on those votes (groups at the date, weighted by the votes shared in each combination).
SelectMemberGroupCountryAgreementBaseline
Ana MIRANDA PAZ GreensSpain85 % of 3 943 shared77 %
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ GreensSpain83 % of 4 628 shared77 %
Benedetta SCUDERI GreensItaly82 % of 4 777 shared77 %
Cristina GUARDA GreensItaly82 % of 4 186 shared77 %
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ GreensSpain81 % of 3 884 shared77 %
David CORMAND GreensFrance81 % of 4 818 shared77 %
Leoluca ORLANDO GreensItaly81 % of 4 303 shared77 %
Mélissa CAMARA GreensFrance81 % of 4 353 shared77 %
Saskia BRICMONT GreensBelgium81 % of 4 685 shared77 %
Ignazio Roberto MARINO GreensItaly80 % of 3 636 shared77 %

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Work

Seats in committees, delegations and intergroups, and the dossiers the member leads, shadows or negotiates.

Seats

Body: the committee, delegation or intergroup, with its kind. Role: the member’s role in it. From, To: the dates of the seat (“now” while it lasts).
BodyRoleFromTo
Committee on Foreign AffairsAFET CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Employment and Social AffairsEMPL CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Security and DefenceSEDE CommitteeMember23 Jan 2025now
Delegation to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary CommitteeD-TR Joint parliamentary committeeMember19 Sept 2024now
Intergroup on Children’s RightsIG10-06 Intergroup / working groupMember19 Feb 2025now
Intergroup on Trade UnionsIG10-24 Intergroup / working groupMember31 Jan 2025now
Subcommittee on Security and DefenceSEDE SubcommitteeMember19 Jul 202419 Jan 2025
Delegation for relations with IranD-IR DelegationSubstitute19 Sept 202423 Sept 2025

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Dossiers

Dossier: the procedure the declaration names (“No dossier named” for a delegation without one). Role: rapporteur, shadow rapporteur, negotiator or delegation. Committee: the committee that appointed them. Date: of the declaration.
DossierRoleCommitteeDate
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sectionsShadow rapporteur for an opinionSEDE16 Jul 2026
A compass for Global Gateway in a world of crises - further guidance for core instruments, flagship projects and the Team Europe approachShadow rapporteurAFET24 Jun 2026
Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2026Shadow rapporteurSEDE24 Jun 2026
The 28th regime corporate legal framework – 'EU Inc.'Shadow rapporteur for an opinionEMPL5 Jun 2026
From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale upShadow rapporteurSEDE5 Jun 2026
Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2026Shadow rapporteurSEDE19 May 2026
No dossier namedShadow rapporteurAFET5 Mar 2026
Framework of measures to facilitate the transport of military equipment, goods and personnel across the UnionShadow rapporteurSEDE27 Feb 2026
Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153Shadow rapporteur for an opinionSEDE27 Feb 2026
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Austria - EGF/2025/005 AT/KTMShadow rapporteur for an opinionEMPL13 Feb 2026

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Topics they work on (model-assigned)

Counts: dossiers they spoke on, led or amended, and their questions and motions.

In the chamber

Speeches and statements in plenary debates, newest first; the verbatim report is on Parliament’s site.

65 contributions recorded; 17 on behalf of their group; 90 minutes of speaking time.

Date: the sitting. Debate: the item debated, and the group when they spoke on its behalf. Kind: speech or written statement, with speaking time. Verbatim: the verbatim report on Parliament’s site.
DateDebateKindVerbatim
7 Jul 20262025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 2 minRead
7 Jul 2026Urgent measures to strengthen the competitiveness and safeguard quality jobs in the EU’s automotive sector (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
16 Jun 2026The role of the EU in efforts for peace and stability throughout the Middle East after the announced deal between the US and Iran (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
20 May 2026Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 1 minRead
19 May 2026Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
29 Apr 2026Situation in Lebanon: implementation of the ceasefire, support peace efforts and humanitarian access (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
28 Apr 2026Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
28 Apr 2026Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 (debate) Speech · 1 minRead
26 Mar 2026Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation (debate) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 2 minRead
25 Mar 2026Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 March 2026 (debate) on behalf of The LeftSpeech · 1 minRead

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Questions and motions, 146

Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.

Date: tabled. Title: the question or motion, with its id. Kind: written question or motion for a resolution, with the number of co-authors. Answer: the date of the answer to a question.
DateTitleKindAnswer
10 Sept 2026Use of SAFE Regulation loans to procure cluster munitions and anti-personnel mines E-10-2026-003606Written questionwith 3 co-authorsNot yet answered
7 Sept 2026Climate change, public health and the world of work: for a directive on maximum working temperatures O-10-2026-000035Oral questionwith 35 co-authorsNot yet answered
31 Aug 2026Transmission of information on the 11 May 2026 incident to Frontex Situation Centre teams and national contact points E-10-2026-003392Written questionNot yet answered
31 Aug 2026Classification of the maritime emergency observed by Frontex on 11 May 2026 E-10-2026-003390Written questionNot yet answered
31 Aug 2026Involvement of Libyan authorities in communication on the maritime emergency of 11 May 2026 E-10-2026-003389Written questionNot yet answered
31 Aug 2026Frontex’s aerial observation of the maritime emergency on 11 May 2026 E-10-2026-003391Written questionNot yet answered
24 Aug 2026Is Seahorse Advanced replacing the SIVE network on West Africa’s Atlantic coast? E-10-2026-003316Written questionNot yet answered
30 Jul 2026Latvia as an alleged target of ‘hybrid warfare’ waged using migration E-10-2026-003175Written question22 Sept 2026
30 Jul 2026Delays caused by the entry/exit system in summer 2026 E-10-2026-003176Written question11 Sept 2026
30 Jul 2026Deportations to Afghanistan and the Taliban’s designation as a terrorist organisation E-10-2026-003178Written questionNot yet answered

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Amendments tabled in committee, 56

Committee amendment documents that carry amendments by the member, with how many are theirs.

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Connections

Dossiers they lead or shadow, committees, party, delegation and other related pages.

Political groups this term

National delegation

  • Delegation Germany National delegation

Sources & citation

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

Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Data version
data version 5a7357168c2a (28 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
28 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Özlem DEMIREL”. Member record. memberId 197468. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197468?page=102&scope=final&vscope=all (retrieved 28 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197468. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/197468?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version 5a7357168c2a (28 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-member-197468,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Özlem DEMIREL}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197468?page=102&scope=final&vscope=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197468?page=102&scope=final&vscope=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-28},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 197468. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197468. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version 5a7357168c2a (28 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}
}