Member · Former member
Pál SZEKERES
Patriots · Hungary · left on 13 September 2026
- Group
- Patriots PfE
- Country
- Hungary
- Roll-call participation
- 74.9 %ⓘ of 5 568 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls
- With majority line
- 78.9 %ⓘ of 4 158 votes where the group had a line · Patriots median 82.7 %
More facts (4)
- National party
- Fidesz-KDNP Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség-Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt
- In office
- 16 Jul 2024 – 13 Sept 2026 (left on 13 September 2026)
- Against clear line
- 441 of 3 301 votesⓘ
- Member id
- 256855
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 ⓘ
74.9 %
4 171 of 5 568 roll calls while in office
Patriots median: 91.1 % (−16.2 pts)
Chamber median: 90.2 %
With majority line ⓘ
78.9 %
3 280 of 4 158 votes where their group had a line
Patriots median: 82.7 % (−3.8 pts)
136 opposite (for ↔ against), 278 abstained against the line, 27 voted for or against when the line was to abstain
Data as a table
| Figure | Participation |
|---|---|
| Pál SZEKERES | 74.9 % |
| Patriots median | 91.1 % |
| Lowest in the group | 44.5 % |
| Highest in the group | 99.9 % |
| Members | 89 |
Data as a table
| Figure | With majority line |
|---|---|
| Pál SZEKERES | 78.9 % |
| Patriots median | 82.7 % |
| Lowest in the group | 72.5 % |
| Highest in the group | 92.9 % |
| Members | 89 |
- Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes. The dots are the other members of Patriots; 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.
Every roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.
| Date | Decision and vote | Result | Position | Majority line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2025 | Continuing detention and risk of the death penalty for individuals in Nigeria charged with blasphemy, notably the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 4 | 246 for, 259 against, 20 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Continuing detention and risk of the death penalty for individuals in Nigeria charged with blasphemy, notably the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 | 73 for, 407 against, 67 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular Amendment 1 to paragraph 9 | 194 for, 225 against, 19 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 | 147 for, 395 against, 3 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye Amendment 1, adding text after recital E | 114 for, 415 against, 12 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 | 148 for, 362 against, 35 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye Amendment 2 to paragraph 7 | 124 for, 387 against, 34 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye Separate vote on paragraph 6 | 481 for, 18 against, 52 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye Amendment 5 to paragraph 6 | 123 for, 388 against, 32 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 Final vote — text as a whole | Objection passed 467 for, 156 against, 18 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 Amendment 2, adding text after recital M | 293 for, 250 against, 107 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 Amendment 4, adding text after recital J | 209 for, 407 against, 32 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 5 | 209 for, 408 against, 33 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize MON 95275 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 4 | 256 for, 321 against, 70 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize DP910521 Final vote — text as a whole | Objection passed 477 for, 152 against, 20 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize DP910521 Amendment 2, adding text after recital V | 290 for, 249 against, 110 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Genetically modified maize DP910521 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 4 | 262 for, 309 against, 76 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Administrative cooperation in the field of taxation Final vote | Passed 608 for, 33 against, 8 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Feb 2025 | VAT: rules for the digital age Council draft | 589 for, 42 against, 10 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 378 for, 233 against, 26 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Recital H — part 2 | 538 for, 83 against, 21 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 21, adding text after recital A | 105 for, 512 against, 24 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 20, adding text after recital A | 153 for, 477 against, 13 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 19, adding text after recital A | 127 for, 450 against, 68 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 18, adding text after recital A | 133 for, 359 against, 154 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 17, adding text before recital A | 132 for, 337 against, 179 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Abstained |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 42 — part 2 | 476 for, 104 against, 66 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 39 | 99 for, 424 against, 121 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 29 to paragraph 39 | 163 for, 450 against, 30 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 32 to paragraph 36 | 141 for, 461 against, 34 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 32 — part 2 | 494 for, 87 against, 45 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 32 — part 1 | 512 for, 89 against, 40 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 6 to paragraph 28 | 316 for, 286 against, 42 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 27 — part 2 | 262 for, 315 against, 58 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 27 — part 1 | 532 for, 60 against, 44 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 26 | 501 for, 17 against, 120 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 26 | 213 for, 332 against, 95 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 27 to paragraph 26 | 125 for, 449 against, 63 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Separate vote on paragraph 25 | 489 for, 114 against, 37 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 23 — part 3 | 610 for, 9 against, 18 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 23 — part 2 | 545 for, 70 against, 22 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 23 — part 1 | 509 for, 113 against, 16 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 26 to paragraph 18 | 155 for, 451 against, 28 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 13 | 178 for, 358 against, 102 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 8 — part 2 | 122 for, 456 against, 49 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Paragraph 8 — part 1 | 603 for, 21 against, 8 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 23, adding text after paragraph 1 | 67 for, 530 against, 16 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 11 Feb 2025 | European Central Bank – annual report 2024 Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 1 | 80 for, 479 against, 49 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: 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 | Consent given 591 for, 9 against, 9 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 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 | Consent given 507 for, 76 against, 16 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
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" 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.
Work
Seats in committees, delegations and intergroups, and the dossiers the member leads, shadows or negotiates.
Dossiers
No rapporteur, shadow or negotiator role recorded this term.
Topics they work on (model-assigned)
- Jobs, social affairs & equality 35
- Justice, rule of law & rights 19
- EU budget & funds 15
- Economy & single market 15
- EU institutions & Parliament 11
- Foreign affairs 10
- Digital, AI & data 6
- Transport & tourism 6
- Defence & security 4
- Health 3
- Migration & asylum 3
- Trade & customs 3
- Climate & environment 2
- Agriculture, food & fisheries 1
- Energy 1
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.
44 contributions recorded, 17 written statements; 9 on behalf of their group; 38 minutes of speaking time.
Questions and motions, 49
Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.
Amendments tabled in committee, 67
Committee amendment documents that carry amendments by the member, with how many are theirs.
Connections
Dossiers they lead or shadow, committees, party, delegation and other related pages.
Political group
- Group Patriots for Europe Patriots · Far-right · national conservatism, right-wing populism
National delegation
- Delegation Hungary National delegation
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- 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). “Pál SZEKERES”. Member record. memberId 256855. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256855?page=100&speeches=all&vscope=all (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256855. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/256855?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-256855,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Pál SZEKERES}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256855?page=100&speeches=all&vscope=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256855?page=100&speeches=all&vscope=all},
urldate = {2026-09-26},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Member record. memberId 256855. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256855. 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}
}