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Member

Assita KANKO

ECR · Belgium

Group
ECR
Country
Belgium
Roll-call participation
68.5 %ⓘ of 620 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.6 % · whole term, final votes
With majority line
75.2 %ⓘ of 423 votes where the group had a line · ECR median 87.7 %
More facts (5)
National party
N-VA Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
68 of 358 votesⓘ
Committees
FEMM, LIBE, SEDE (substitute)
Member id
197469
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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 ⓘ

68.5 %

425 of 620 final votes while in office

ECR median: 91.9 % (−23.4 pts)

Chamber median: 90.6 %

With majority line ⓘ

75.2 %

318 of 423 votes where their group had a line

ECR median: 87.7 % (−12.5 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

19.0 %

68 of 358 votes where their group had a clear line

30 opposite (for ↔ against), 27 abstained against the line, 11 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

16.2 %

69 of 425 votes cast

Participation 68.5 % — ECR median 91.9 %, 79 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 79 members of the ECR with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Assita KANKO68.5 %
ECR median91.9 %
Lowest in the group51.0 %
Highest in the group99.8 %
Members79
With majority line 75.2 % — ECR median 87.7 %, 79 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 79 members of the ECR with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Assita KANKO75.2 %
ECR median87.7 %
Lowest in the group46.1 %
Highest in the group94.6 %
Members79
  • Whole term, 620 final votes; 620 of 794 decisions had a final vote recorded by name. The dots are the other members of ECR; 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, 620

Export

Every final 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.
DateDecisionResultPositionMajority line
18 Jun 2025The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report Adopted 405 for, 210 against, 36 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: Against
18 Jun 20252023 and 2024 reports on Montenegro Adopted 470 for, 102 against, 77 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
18 Jun 20252023 and 2024 reports on Moldova Adopted 456 for, 118 against, 51 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte Passed 653 for, 7 against, 3 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) Passed 599 for, 2 against, 62 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: Abstained
17 Jun 2025Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the carriage of freight by road of 29 June 2022 Consent given 488 for, 137 against, 34 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union Consent given 583 for, 78 against, 8 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union. Adopted 557 for, 75 against, 37 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning the declaration of input (Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure) Adopted 653 for, 0 against, 15 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
17 Jun 2025Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy Adopted 622 for, 24 against, 21 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: For
17 Jun 2025Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville Rejected 282 for, 340 against, 26 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
22 May 2025Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism Passed 564 for, 20 against, 12 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
22 May 2025Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus Passed 411 for, 100 against, 78 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
22 May 2025Granting equivalence to Moldova and Ukraine for field inspections and seed production Passed 374 for, 176 against, 36 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: Abstained
22 May 2025Amendments to the Capital Requirements Regulation as regards securities financing transactions under the net stable funding ratio Passed 436 for, 149 against, 11 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
22 May 2025Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon Europe Passed 489 for, 55 against, 38 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
22 May 2025Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023 Adopted 260 for, 194 against, 110 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
8 May 2025CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for 2025 to 2027 Passed 458 for, 101 against, 14 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
8 May 2025The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus) Passed 371 for, 162 against, 37 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
8 May 2025The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season Passed 425 for, 106 against, 43 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
8 May 2025Screening of foreign investments in the Union Passed 378 for, 173 against, 24 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
8 May 2025Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union Passed 354 for, 147 against, 53 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
8 May 2025Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 × MON 87708 × MON 89788 Objection passed 373 for, 150 against, 10 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
8 May 2025Violations of religious freedom in Tibet Adopted 478 for, 30 against, 41 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
8 May 2025Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia Adopted 516 for, 3 against, 34 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
8 May 2025Ninth report on economic and social cohesion Adopted 392 for, 125 against, 55 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
8 May 2025Competition policy – annual report 2024 Adopted 358 for, 124 against, 79 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
8 May 2025Banking Union – annual report 2024 Adopted 345 for, 135 against, 62 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
8 May 2025Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market Adopted 306 for, 80 against, 57 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025Amending of the ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review Urgent procedure agreed 316 for, 291 against, 27 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025Amending of Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges Urgent procedure agreed 370 for, 268 against, 16 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds Discharge decision adopted 412 for, 245 against, 5 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Parliament Discharge decision adopted 513 for, 119 against, 20 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council Discharge decision adopted 588 for, 62 against, 16 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union Discharge decision adopted 541 for, 97 against, 26 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors Discharge decision adopted 630 for, 16 against, 16 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee Discharge decision adopted 538 for, 96 against, 27 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions Discharge decision adopted 549 for, 97 against, 18 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Ombudsman Discharge decision adopted 568 for, 54 against, 43 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor Discharge decision adopted 564 for, 61 against, 43 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service Discharge decision adopted 519 for, 126 against, 16 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office Discharge decision adopted 481 for, 157 against, 24 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: Agencies Discharge decision adopted 473 for, 120 against, 64 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: Joint Undertakings Discharge decision adopted 513 for, 101 against, 39 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 2025A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world Adopted 317 for, 206 against, 123 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
7 May 2025The European Water Resilience Strategy Adopted 470 for, 81 against, 92 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
7 May 20252023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye Adopted 367 for, 74 against, 188 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
7 May 20252023 and 2024 reports on Serbia Adopted 419 for, 113 against, 88 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
7 May 20252023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo Adopted 353 for, 145 against, 78 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
6 May 2025Amendments to the International Health Regulations contained in the Annex to Resolution WHA77.17 and adopted on 1 June 2024 Consent given 514 for, 126 against, 6 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded 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 23 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 ECR

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
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT ECRBelgium98 % of 2 365 shared81 %
Kris VAN DIJCK ECRBelgium98 % of 3 549 shared81 %
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK ECRCzechia70 % of 3 940 shared81 %
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ ECRCzechia70 % of 3 632 shared81 %
Reinis POZŅAKS ECRLatvia69 % of 3 846 shared81 %
Roberts ZĪLE ECRLatvia69 % of 2 970 shared81 %
Rihards KOLS ECRLatvia68 % of 3 685 shared81 %
Alexandr VONDRA ECRCzechia68 % of 3 586 shared81 %
Ivaylo VALCHEV ECRBulgaria67 % of 3 861 shared81 %
Aurelijus VERYGA ECRLithuania67 % of 3 704 shared81 %

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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
Sander SMIT changed group ECRNetherlands65 % of 2 321 shared50 %
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group ECRNetherlands64 % of 2 511 shared50 %
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE EPPSweden62 % of 3 625 shared50 %
Jaroslav KNOT PatriotsCzechia61 % of 2 301 shared68 %
Branko GRIMS changed group No groupSlovenia60 % of 3 696 shared50 %
Jana NAGYOVÁ PatriotsCzechia60 % of 3 296 shared68 %
Henrik DAHL EPPDenmark60 % of 3 925 shared50 %
Jaroslav BŽOCH PatriotsCzechia60 % of 3 687 shared68 %
Ondřej KNOTEK PatriotsCzechia59 % of 3 635 shared68 %
Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group ECRCzechia59 % of 3 139 shared62 %

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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 Women’s Rights and Gender EqualityFEMM CommitteeMember19 Sept 2024now
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Committee on Security and DefenceSEDE CommitteeSubstitute21 May 2026now
Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldEUDS Special committeeMember23 Jan 2025now
Delegation for relations with the United StatesD-US DelegationMember19 Sept 2024now
Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary AssemblyDACP Parliamentary assemblySubstitute15 Apr 2026now
Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary AssemblyDAFR Parliamentary assemblySubstitute27 Nov 2024now
Intergroup on DisabilityIG10-10 Intergroup / working groupMember11 Mar 2025now
Intergroup on the PoliceIG10-18 Intergroup / working groupChair9 Jan 2025now
Intergroup on Sky and SpaceIG10-21 Intergroup / working groupVice-chair27 Feb 2025now

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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
Digital and AI opportunities, challenges for gender equality and gender-based violence including AI-generated contentsShadow rapporteurFEMM13 Jul 2026
New Eurojust RegulationShadow rapporteurLIBE9 Jul 2026
Chemical submission: addressing its consequences on women's rights and safety in the EUShadow rapporteurFEMM9 Jul 2026
91st EU-US inter-parliamentary meeting of the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue, 19-20 June 2026, Nicosia, Cyprus)Official delegationD-US15 Jun 2026
Conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crimeShadow rapporteurLIBE2 Jun 2026
No dossier namedOfficial delegationLIBE5 May 2026
Measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries Shadow rapporteurLIBE21 Mar 2026
Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of applicationShadow rapporteurLIBE13 Mar 2026
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peaceShadow rapporteurAFET13 Mar 2026
No dossier namedOfficial delegationFEMM29 Jan 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.

46 contributions recorded; 15 on behalf of their group; 64 minutes of speaking time.

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Questions and motions, 93

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
14 Sept 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders B-10-2026-0411Motion for a resolutionwith 10 co-authors—
14 Sept 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya B-10-2026-0420Motion for a resolutionwith 19 co-authors—
14 Sept 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Political prisoners in Cuba, the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro B-10-2026-0419Motion for a resolutionwith 26 co-authors—
14 Sept 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong-Kong, amid the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung B-10-2026-0407Motion for a resolutionwith 23 co-authors—
6 Jul 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Threat of War Crimes, the Escalating Violations of International Humanitarian Law and the Human Rights Situation in El-Obeid, Sudan B-10-2026-0363Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors—
6 Jul 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan B-10-2026-0351Motion for a resolutionwith 26 co-authors—
6 Jul 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre B-10-2026-0356Motion for a resolutionwith 29 co-authors—
18 May 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran B-10-2026-0266Motion for a resolutionwith 17 co-authors—
18 May 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of human rights and environmental defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesia B-10-2026-0264Motion for a resolutionwith 11 co-authors—
18 May 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts B-10-2026-0258Motion for a resolutionwith 20 co-authors—

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Amendments tabled in committee, 29

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

Date: of the amendment document. Text amended: the dossier and the document’s id. Committee: where the amendments were tabled. Amendments: how many in the document are the member’s.
DateText amendedCommitteeAmendments
24 Jun 2026Establishing the Union support for internal security for the period from 2028 to 2034 LIBE-AM-790119 LIBE3
24 Jun 2026Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union support for internal security for the period from 2028 to 2034 LIBE-AM-790179 LIBE1
19 May 2026Establishing the Justice programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/693 CJ03-AM-788926 CJ037
14 Feb 2026Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) CJ40-AM-784274 CJ406
14 Feb 2026Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) CJ40-AM-784309 CJ409
14 Feb 2026Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) CJ40-AM-784275 CJ4010
1 Dec 2025Establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union, and repealing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Council Directive 2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC LIBE-AM-781178 LIBE4
1 Dec 2025Establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union, and repealing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Council Directive 2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC LIBE-AM-781171 LIBE37
1 Dec 2025Establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union, and repealing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Council Directive 2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC LIBE-AM-781173 LIBE59
1 Dec 2025Establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union, and repealing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Council Directive 2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC LIBE-AM-781174 LIBE59

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Connections

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

Political group

National delegation

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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 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
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Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Assita KANKO”. Member record. memberId 197469. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197469?page=10&scope=final&vscope=final (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197469. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/197469?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-member-197469,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Assita KANKO}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197469?page=10&scope=final&vscope=final}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197469?page=10&scope=final&vscope=final},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 197469. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197469. Data: EP Open Data: member record (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}
}