Member · Former member
Carola RACKETE
The Left · Germany · left on 15 September 2025
- Group
- The Left
- Country
- Germany
- Roll-call participation
- 88.5 %ⓘ of 2 298 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls
- With majority line
- 92.6 %ⓘ of 2 027 votes where the group had a line · The Left median 92.8 %
More facts (4)
- National party
- Independent
- In office
- 16 Jul 2024 – 15 Sept 2025 (left on 15 September 2025)
- Against clear line
- 76 of 1 866 votesⓘ
- Member id
- 256927
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 ⓘ
88.5 %
2 033 of 2 298 roll calls while in office
The Left median: 88.5 % (±0.0 pts)
Chamber median: 90.2 %
With majority line ⓘ
92.6 %
1 877 of 2 027 votes where their group had a line
The Left median: 92.8 % (−0.2 pts)
20 opposite (for ↔ against), 44 abstained against the line, 12 voted for or against when the line was to abstain
Data as a table
| Figure | Participation |
|---|---|
| Carola RACKETE | 88.5 % |
| The Left median | 88.5 % |
| Lowest in the group | 44.2 % |
| Highest in the group | 99.3 % |
| Members | 47 |
Data as a table
| Figure | With majority line |
|---|---|
| Carola RACKETE | 92.6 % |
| The Left median | 92.8 % |
| Lowest in the group | 81.9 % |
| Highest in the group | 96.9 % |
| Members | 47 |
- Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes. 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.
Every roll-call vote of the term with the member’s position, newest first.
| Date | Decision and vote | Result | Position | Majority line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Final vote — text as a whole | Adopted 419 for, 204 against, 46 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 1 | 135 for, 468 against, 70 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 26, adding text after paragraph 1 | 234 for, 421 against, 8 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Amendment 8, adding text before paragraph 1 | 41 for, 506 against, 47 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 1, adding text after recital T | 78 for, 515 against, 87 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 32, adding text after recital P | 118 for, 526 against, 36 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 25, adding text after recital J | 365 for, 234 against, 79 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 24, adding text after recital E | 279 for, 301 against, 94 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 22, adding text after recital E | 106 for, 524 against, 49 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 99 to recital A | 494 for, 114 against, 70 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 78, adding text after paragraph 74 | 61 for, 572 against, 41 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 77, adding text after paragraph 74 | 190 for, 444 against, 44 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 19 to paragraph 74 | 181 for, 384 against, 112 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 73 — part 1 | 400 for, 216 against, 58 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 76 to paragraph 71 — part 2 | 217 for, 422 against, 29 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 76 to paragraph 71 — part 1 | 267 for, 280 against, 119 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 70 — part 2 | 363 for, 180 against, 126 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 70 — part 1 | 489 for, 127 against, 64 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 69 | 303 for, 316 against, 62 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 69 | 216 for, 438 against, 25 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 69 — part 3 | 305 for, 309 against, 53 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 69 — part 2 | 355 for, 155 against, 159 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: Abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 69 — part 1 | 528 for, 75 against, 67 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: Abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 68 | 208 for, 400 against, 70 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 68 | 198 for, 459 against, 14 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Separate vote on paragraph 68 | 480 for, 130 against, 67 abstained | Position: For ≠ group | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 108 to paragraph 68 | 97 for, 517 against, 56 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 14 to paragraph 68 | 231 for, 390 against, 53 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 85, adding text after paragraph 66 | 200 for, 425 against, 53 abstained | Position: Abstained | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 71, adding text after paragraph 64 | 102 for, 528 against, 46 abstained | Position: No vote recorded | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 70, adding text after paragraph 63 | 54 for, 569 against, 44 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 69, adding text after paragraph 63 | 52 for, 566 against, 43 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 68, adding text after paragraph 63 | 65 for, 571 against, 35 abstained | Position: Against ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 66 to paragraph 62 — part 2 | 227 for, 425 against, 21 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 66 to paragraph 62 — part 1 | 122 for, 502 against, 47 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 61 | 64 for, 514 against, 93 abstained | Position: Abstained ≠ group | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Separate vote on paragraph 59 | 476 for, 184 against, 13 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 65, adding text after paragraph 58 | 62 for, 588 against, 29 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 58 — part 4 | 467 for, 114 against, 77 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Paragraph 58 — part 3 | 373 for, 279 against, 24 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 62 to paragraph 58 | 258 for, 383 against, 35 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 57 | 191 for, 445 against, 31 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Separate vote on paragraph 57 | 466 for, 176 against, 36 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 56 | 209 for, 283 against, 180 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: Abstained |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 98, adding text after paragraph 55 | 92 for, 541 against, 40 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 61 to paragraph 54 | 176 for, 459 against, 25 abstained | Position: For | Majority line: For |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Separate vote on paragraph 52 | 439 for, 136 against, 96 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 48 | 188 for, 473 against, 20 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 97, adding text after paragraph 47 | 203 for, 456 against, 18 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
| 12 Mar 2025 | White paper on the future of European defence Amendment 96, adding text after paragraph 47 | 203 for, 448 against, 13 abstained | Position: Against | Majority line: Against |
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
| Sitting | Roll calls | Voted in |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2024 | 23 | 19 |
| 18 Jul 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 Sept 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 Sept 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | 92 | 80 |
| 7 Oct 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 Oct 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 Oct 2024 | 18 | 18 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 Oct 2024 | 10 | 10 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | 129 | 127 |
| 24 Oct 2024 | 13 | 13 |
| 13 Nov 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 Nov 2024 | 36 | 36 |
| 25 Nov 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 Nov 2024 | 18 | 0 |
| 27 Nov 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 28 Nov 2024 | 57 | 0 |
| 17 Dec 2024 | 13 | 13 |
| 18 Dec 2024 | 33 | 33 |
| 19 Dec 2024 | 45 | 45 |
| 20 Jan 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 Jan 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 Jan 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 Jan 2025 | 45 | 44 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 Feb 2025 | 32 | 32 |
| 12 Feb 2025 | 10 | 10 |
| 13 Feb 2025 | 30 | 30 |
| 10 Mar 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 Mar 2025 | 9 | 9 |
| 12 Mar 2025 | 228 | 220 |
| 13 Mar 2025 | 24 | 23 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | 35 | 35 |
| 2 Apr 2025 | 251 | 251 |
| 3 Apr 2025 | 62 | 60 |
| 5 May 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 May 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 May 2025 | 220 | 219 |
| 8 May 2025 | 103 | 0 |
| 21 May 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 May 2025 | 53 | 49 |
| 16 Jun 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 Jun 2025 | 41 | 41 |
| 18 Jun 2025 | 91 | 91 |
| 19 Jun 2025 | 87 | 85 |
| 7 Jul 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 Jul 2025 | 55 | 54 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 134 | 132 |
| 10 Jul 2025 | 36 | 35 |
| 8 Sept 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 Sept 2025 | 101 | 99 |
| 10 Sept 2025 | 34 | 34 |
| 11 Sept 2025 | 69 | 68 |
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)
- Foreign affairs 17
- Climate & environment 11
- Economy & single market 7
- Agriculture, food & fisheries 4
- Justice, rule of law & rights 4
- EU budget & funds 3
- Defence & security 3
- Digital, AI & data 2
- Trade & customs 2
- Transport & tourism 2
- Energy 1
- Health 1
- EU institutions & Parliament 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.
21 contributions recorded; 5 on behalf of their group; 27 minutes of speaking time.
| Date | Debate | Kind | Verbatim |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sept 2025 | Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 7 Jul 2025 | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Outcome of the recent COP16 biodiversity negotiations in Rome (debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 13 Mar 2025 | A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 13 Feb 2025 | EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 10 Feb 2025 | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 10 Feb 2025 | The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: the need for the European Union to contribute to resolving the humanitarian crisis of persons missing in wars and conflicts (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Need to enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms including against foreign interference and biased algorithms (debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 2 min | Read |
| 20 Jan 2025 | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Powering Europe’s future - advancing the fusion industry for energy independence and innovation (debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Restoring the EU’s competitive edge – the need for an impact assessment on the Green Deal policies (topical debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 13 Nov 2024 | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Recent devastating floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 2 min | Read |
| 8 Oct 2024 | The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 7 Oct 2024 | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 7 Oct 2024 | The reintroduction of internal border controls in a number of Member States and its impact on the Schengen Area (debate) on behalf of The Left | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Possible extradition of Paul Watson: the danger of criminalisation of environmental defenders and whistle-blowers, and the need for their protection in the EU (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Droughts and extreme weather events as a threat to local communities and EU agriculture in times of climate change (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Droughts and extreme weather events as a threat to local communities and EU agriculture in times of climate change (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 18 Sept 2024 | The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
| 18 Sept 2024 | The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate) | Speech · 1 min | Read |
Questions and motions, 36
Parliamentary questions and motions for resolutions the member authored or co-signed, newest first.
Amendments tabled in committee, 9
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 The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) The Left · Left · democratic socialism, communism
National delegation
- Delegation Germany 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 e994c83b5003 (27 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
- 27 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Carola RACKETE”. Member record. memberId 256927. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256927?page=30&speeches=all&vscope=all (retrieved 27 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256927. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/256927?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0); data version e994c83b5003 (27 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-256927,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Carola RACKETE}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256927?page=30&speeches=all&vscope=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/256927?page=30&speeches=all&vscope=all},
urldate = {2026-09-27},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Member record. memberId 256927. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256927. Data: EP Open Data: member record (CC BY 4.0); data version e994c83b5003 (27 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}
}