Member

Elena YONCHEVA

ECR · Bulgaria

Group: ECR Changed group: Renew 16 Jul 2024 – 22 Dec 2024 → No group 23 Dec 2024 – 7 Jul 2026 → ECR since 8 Jul 2026
Country: Bulgaria
Roll-call participation: 44.4 %ⓘ of 516 roll calls in office · chamber median 93.4 % · 2024 (from july), roll calls
With majority line: 96.9 %ⓘ of 226 votes where the group had a line · Renew median 96.1 %

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National party: DPS Movement for Rights and Freedoms
In office: Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line: 2 of 218 votesⓘ
Committees: EMPL, LIBE (substitute)
Member id: 197842

National party: DPS Movement for Rights and Freedoms
In office: Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line: 2 of 218 votesⓘ
Committees: EMPL, LIBE (substitute)
Member id: 197842

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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.

Period Whole term 2024 (from July)2025 2026

Custom dates

Votes Final votes66 All roll calls516

Roll-call participation ⓘ

44.4 %

229 of 516 roll calls while in office

Renew median: 96.3 % (−51.9 pts)

Chamber median: 93.4 %

With majority line ⓘ

96.9 %

219 of 226 votes where their group had a line

Renew median: 96.1 % (+0.8 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

0.9 %

2 of 218 votes where their group had a clear line

1 opposite (for ↔ against), 1 abstained against the line

Abstention ⓘ

0.4 %

1 of 229 votes cast

Participation 44.4 % — Renew median 96.3 %, 77 members.ⓘ

Data as a table

Participation among the 77 members of the Renew with enough votes.
Figure	Participation
Elena YONCHEVA	44.4 %
Renew median	96.3 %
Lowest in the group	38.0 %
Highest in the group	99.8 %
Members	77

With majority line 96.9 % — Renew median 96.1 %, 77 members.ⓘ

Data as a table

With majority line among the 77 members of the Renew with enough votes.
Figure	With majority line
Elena YONCHEVA	96.9 %
Renew median	96.1 %
Lowest in the group	77.6 %
Highest in the group	99.0 %
Members	77

2024 (from July), 516 roll-call votes. The dots are the other members of Renew; 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.
This member changed group during the term, but sat in Renew throughout this period; each vote counts them in the group of that day.

Votes, 620

Export

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

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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.
Date	Decision	Result	Position	Majority line
16 Jun 2026	Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2025/009 BE/Soliver	Passed 602 for, 47 against, 11 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
16 Jun 2026	European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities funded	Adopted 426 for, 140 against, 107 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
16 Jun 2026	Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values	Adopted 434 for, 128 against, 104 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
16 Jun 2026	Role of trade in strengthening the EU’s economic security	Adopted 415 for, 105 against, 142 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
16 Jun 2026	Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries	Adopted 344 for, 237 against, 66 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
21 May 2026	Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions as regards requirements for securitisation exposures	Negotiating mandate approved 294 for, 192 against, 90 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
21 May 2026	Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 on securitisation and a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation	Negotiating mandate approved 294 for, 194 against, 86 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
21 May 2026	Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package)	Negotiating mandate approved 369 for, 126 against, 84 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
21 May 2026	Rights, support and protection of victims of crime	Passed 440 for, 49 against, 84 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
21 May 2026	Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran	Adopted 516 for, 14 against, 39 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
21 May 2026	Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts	Adopted 480 for, 5 against, 83 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
21 May 2026	The cases of human rights and environmental defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesia	Adopted 469 for, 38 against, 62 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
21 May 2026	The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward	Adopted 337 for, 178 against, 44 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
21 May 2026	Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap	Adopted 263 for, 83 against, 154 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
21 May 2026	The need to reduce work-related fatalities	Adopted 395 for, 12 against, 41 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
20 May 2026	EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement	Consent given 493 for, 104 against, 45 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
20 May 2026	International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives: amendment of Article 36	Consent given 644 for, 1 against, 2 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
20 May 2026	United Nations Convention against Cybercrime	Consent given 497 for, 91 against, 46 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
20 May 2026	EU-Lebanon Agreement on cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters	Consent given 581 for, 12 against, 45 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
20 May 2026	EU-Cook Islands Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025-2032): Implementing Protocol	Consent given 476 for, 101 against, 74 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
20 May 2026	EC-São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025–2029): Implementing Protocol	Consent given 545 for, 89 against, 15 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
20 May 2026	EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument	Consent given 466 for, 169 against, 14 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
20 May 2026	EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution)	Adopted 423 for, 16 against, 208 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
20 May 2026	The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins	Adopted 518 for, 31 against, 102 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
20 May 2026	Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly	Adopted 369 for, 160 against, 112 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
20 May 2026	Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response	Adopted 347 for, 165 against, 25 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
20 May 2026	Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade	Adopted 527 for, 62 against, 59 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
19 May 2026	Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market	Passed 606 for, 16 against, 39 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
19 May 2026	Screening of foreign investments in the Union	Passed 508 for, 64 against, 90 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
19 May 2026	Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines	Passed 537 for, 17 against, 83 abstained	Position: For	Majority line: —
30 Apr 2026	Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine	Consent given 465 for, 57 against, 47 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
30 Apr 2026	Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti	Adopted 511 for, 21 against, 42 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
30 Apr 2026	New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities	Adopted 439 for, 52 against, 71 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
30 Apr 2026	Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela	Adopted 507 for, 31 against, 35 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
30 Apr 2026	Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European Parliament	Adopted 401 for, 116 against, 68 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
30 Apr 2026	Financial literacy and the rise of finfluencers in the context of the savings and investments union	Adopted 502 for, 46 against, 42 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
30 Apr 2026	How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?	Adopted 426 for, 119 against, 40 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
30 Apr 2026	Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions	Adopted 404 for, 102 against, 67 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
30 Apr 2026	Banking Union – annual report 2025	Adopted 376 for, 187 against, 17 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
30 Apr 2026	Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine	Adopted 446 for, 63 against, 52 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
30 Apr 2026	Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia	Adopted 476 for, 47 against, 48 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
29 Apr 2026	Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products	Passed 540 for, 60 against, 45 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
29 Apr 2026	Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector	Passed 433 for, 120 against, 91 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
29 Apr 2026	European Chemicals Agency and amending regulations	Passed 526 for, 56 against, 69 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
29 Apr 2026	Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth	Consent given 616 for, 24 against, 8 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
29 Apr 2026	EU-Iceland agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime	Consent given 532 for, 75 against, 28 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
29 Apr 2026	International Cocoa Agreement	Consent given 601 for, 13 against, 34 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
29 Apr 2026	EU-USA-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement, and EU-Iceland-Norway Ancillary Agreement on the application of the Air Transport Agreement	Consent given 631 for, 6 against, 10 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
29 Apr 2026	EU-Norway Agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime	Consent given 532 for, 72 against, 26 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —
29 Apr 2026	Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission	Discharge decision adopted 418 for, 207 against, 14 abstained	Position: No vote recorded	Majority line: —

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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 15 of 22 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

Roll calls held at each sitting while in office and how many of them the member voted in.
Sitting	Roll calls	Voted in
17 Jul 2024	23	21
18 Jul 2024	1	0
16 Sept 2024	2	0
18 Sept 2024	2	0
19 Sept 2024	92	0
7 Oct 2024	2	0
8 Oct 2024	1	1
9 Oct 2024	18	18
10 Oct 2024	4	0
21 Oct 2024	2	0
22 Oct 2024	10	0
23 Oct 2024	129	127
24 Oct 2024	13	0
13 Nov 2024	2	0
14 Nov 2024	36	33
25 Nov 2024	2	0
26 Nov 2024	18	18
27 Nov 2024	11	11
28 Nov 2024	57	0
17 Dec 2024	13	0
18 Dec 2024	33	0
19 Dec 2024	45	0

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 same group (on the day of each vote)

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.
Select	Member	Group	Country	Agreement	Baseline
Select Sigrid FRIIS	Sigrid FRIIS	Renew	Denmark	97 % of 225 shared	92 %
Select Anna STÜRGKH	Anna STÜRGKH	Renew	Austria	97 % of 210 shared	92 %
Select Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY	Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY	Renew	Netherlands	97 % of 229 shared	92 %
Select Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE	Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE	Renew	Netherlands	96 % of 228 shared	92 %
Select Marjan ŠAREC	Marjan ŠAREC	Renew	Slovenia	96 % of 227 shared	92 %
Select Hristo PETROV	Hristo PETROV	Renew	Bulgaria	96 % of 227 shared	92 %
Select Brigitte VAN DEN BERG	Brigitte VAN DEN BERG	Renew	Netherlands	96 % of 226 shared	92 %
Select Dan BARNA	Dan BARNA	Renew	Romania	96 % of 225 shared	92 %
Select Jana TOOM	Jana TOOM	Renew	Estonia	96 % of 224 shared	92 %
Select Dainius ŽALIMAS	Dainius ŽALIMAS	Renew	Lithuania	96 % of 228 shared	92 %

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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).
Select	Member	Group	Country	Agreement	Baseline
Select Taner KABILOV	Taner KABILOV changed group	ECR	Bulgaria	70 % of 1 957 shared	44 %
Select Jérémy DECERLE	Jérémy DECERLE	Renew	France	61 % of 1 457 shared	33 %
Select Eleonora MELETI	Eleonora MELETI	EPP	Greece	61 % of 2 503 shared	39 %
Select Gabriella GERZSENYI	Gabriella GERZSENYI	EPP	Hungary	60 % of 1 507 shared	41 %
Select Victor NEGRESCU	Victor NEGRESCU	S&D	Romania	60 % of 2 690 shared	37 %
Select Vangelis MEIMARAKIS	Vangelis MEIMARAKIS	EPP	Greece	59 % of 2 822 shared	39 %
Select Tsvetelina PENKOVA	Tsvetelina PENKOVA	S&D	Bulgaria	59 % of 2 623 shared	37 %
Select Dimitris TSIODRAS	Dimitris TSIODRAS	EPP	Greece	59 % of 2 839 shared	38 %
Select Emil RADEV	Emil RADEV	EPP	Bulgaria	59 % of 2 433 shared	38 %
Select Dragoş BENEA	Dragoş BENEA	S&D	Romania	59 % of 1 985 shared	38 %

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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).
Body	Role	From	To
Committee on Employment and Social AffairsEMPL Committee	Member	14 Sept 2026	now
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE Committee	Substitute	2 Sept 2026	now
Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the MediterraneanDMED Parliamentary assembly	Substitute	15 Jul 2026	now
Committee on DevelopmentDEVE Committee	Substitute	19 Jul 2024	22 Dec 2024
Committee on Industry, Research and EnergyITRE Committee	Member	23 Jan 2025	7 Jul 2026
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsLIBE Committee	Member	19 Jul 2024	22 Dec 2024
Subcommittee on Human RightsDROI Subcommittee	Substitute	19 Jul 2024	22 Dec 2024
Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of ChinaD-CN Delegation	Member	19 Sept 2024	22 Dec 2024
Delegation for relations with IsraelD-IL Delegation	Substitute	19 Sept 2024	22 Dec 2024
Delegation for relations with the Arab PeninsulaDARP Delegation	Member	31 Mar 2025	7 Jul 2026

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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.
Dossier	Role	Committee	Date
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, and on enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794 -2023/0438(COD).	Shadow rapporteur	LIBE	18 Sept 2024

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.

20 contributions recorded; 25 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.
Date	Debate	Kind	Verbatim
7 Jul 2026	EU-Mexico (joint debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
20 May 2026	Reviewing the ETS system to support European competitiveness (topical debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
25 Mar 2026	Energy security, independence and supply in the geopolitical context - ensuring market stability and affordable energy for industry and citizens (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
11 Mar 2026	Building Europe's clean, independent and secure energy following the 2026 North Sea Summit (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
11 Feb 2026	Urgent actions to revive EU competitiveness, deepen the EU Single Market and reduce the cost of living - from the Draghi report to reality (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
16 Dec 2025	Presentation of the European Affordable Housing Plan (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
25 Nov 2025	Communication on the European Democracy Shield (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
7 Oct 2025	The EU’s role in supporting the recent peace efforts for Gaza and a two-state solution (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
10 Sept 2025	State of the Union (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read
8 Jul 2025	Situation in the Middle East (debate)	Speech · 1 min	Read

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Questions and motions, 2

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.
Date	Title	Kind	Answer
13 Jul 2026	Alleged unlawful disclosure and misuse of PNR data in Bulgaria E-10-2026-002896	Written questionwith 1 co-author	Not yet answered
3 Mar 2026	Three years since the railway accident in Tempi, Greece O-10-2026-000010	Oral questionwith 35 co-authors	Not yet answered

Amendments tabled in committee, 3

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.
Date	Text amended	Committee	Amendments
13 Jul 2026	Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790918	AGRI	2
13 Jul 2026	Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790919	AGRI	1
13 Jul 2026	Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034 AGRI-AM-790956	AGRI	1

Connections

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

Political groups this term

Group European Conservatives and Reformists ECR · Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical
Group Non-attached members No group · Not a group — members sitting without affiliation
Group Renew Europe Renew · Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism

National delegation

Delegation Bulgaria National delegation

Sources & citation

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

Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197842?page=3&period=2024&vscope=final
Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament
Data source: EP Open Data: member record
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Data version: data version 579b2832c723 (26 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: 26 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Elena YONCHEVA”. Member record. memberId 197842. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197842?page=3&period=2024&vscope=final (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197842. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/197842?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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-197842,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Elena YONCHEVA}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197842?page=3&period=2024&vscope=final}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/197842?page=3&period=2024&vscope=final},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 197842. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197842. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version 579b2832c723 (26 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}
}