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Rada LAYKOVA

ESN · Bulgaria

Group
ESN
Country
Bulgaria
Roll-call participation
83.0 %ⓘ of 5 928 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls
With majority line
95.1 %ⓘ of 4 914 votes where the group had a line · ESN median 94.6 %
More facts (5)
National party
Revival
In office
Since 16 Jul 2024
Against clear line
149 of 4 661 votesⓘ
Committees
ECON, IMCO (substitute)
Member id
257262
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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 ⓘ

83.0 %

4 921 of 5 928 roll calls while in office

ESN median: 91.3 % (−8.3 pts)

Chamber median: 90.2 %

With majority line ⓘ

95.1 %

4 672 of 4 914 votes where their group had a line

ESN median: 94.6 % (+0.5 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

3.2 %

149 of 4 661 votes where their group had a clear line

52 opposite (for ↔ against), 70 abstained against the line, 27 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

9.5 %

467 of 4 921 votes cast

Participation 83.0 % — ESN median 91.3 %, 27 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 27 members of the ESN with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Rada LAYKOVA83.0 %
ESN median91.3 %
Lowest in the group68.6 %
Highest in the group99.0 %
Members27
With majority line 95.1 % — ESN median 94.6 %, 27 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 27 members of the ESN with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Rada LAYKOVA95.1 %
ESN median94.6 %
Lowest in the group70.6 %
Highest in the group99.6 %
Members27
  • Whole term, 5 928 roll-call votes. The dots are the other members of ESN; 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
16 Jun 2026Mobilisation 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 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Jun 2026European 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 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Jun 2026Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values Adopted 434 for, 128 against, 104 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Jun 2026Role of trade in strengthening the EU’s economic security Adopted 415 for, 105 against, 142 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
16 Jun 2026Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries Adopted 344 for, 237 against, 66 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
21 May 2026Amending 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 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
21 May 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 on securitisation and a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation Negotiating mandate approved 294 for, 194 against, 86 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
21 May 2026Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package) Negotiating mandate approved 369 for, 126 against, 84 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
21 May 2026Rights, support and protection of victims of crime Passed 440 for, 49 against, 84 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
21 May 2026Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran Adopted 516 for, 14 against, 39 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
21 May 2026Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts Adopted 480 for, 5 against, 83 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
21 May 2026The cases of human rights and environmental defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesia Adopted 469 for, 38 against, 62 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
21 May 2026The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward Adopted 337 for, 178 against, 44 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
21 May 2026Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap Adopted 263 for, 83 against, 154 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
21 May 2026The need to reduce work-related fatalities Adopted 395 for, 12 against, 41 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
20 May 2026EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Consent given 493 for, 104 against, 45 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
20 May 2026International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives: amendment of Article 36 Consent given 644 for, 1 against, 2 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
20 May 2026United Nations Convention against Cybercrime Consent given 497 for, 91 against, 46 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
20 May 2026EU-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 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
20 May 2026EU-Cook Islands Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025-2032): Implementing Protocol Consent given 476 for, 101 against, 74 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
20 May 2026EC-São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025–2029): Implementing Protocol Consent given 545 for, 89 against, 15 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
20 May 2026EU-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 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
20 May 2026EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution) Adopted 423 for, 16 against, 208 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
20 May 2026The 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 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
20 May 2026Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly Adopted 369 for, 160 against, 112 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
20 May 2026Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response Adopted 347 for, 165 against, 25 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
20 May 2026Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade Adopted 527 for, 62 against, 59 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
19 May 2026Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market Passed 606 for, 16 against, 39 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
19 May 2026Screening of foreign investments in the Union Passed 508 for, 64 against, 90 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
19 May 2026Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines Passed 537 for, 17 against, 83 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
30 Apr 2026Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine Consent given 465 for, 57 against, 47 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
30 Apr 2026Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti Adopted 511 for, 21 against, 42 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
30 Apr 2026New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities Adopted 439 for, 52 against, 71 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Abstained
30 Apr 2026Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela Adopted 507 for, 31 against, 35 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
30 Apr 2026Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European Parliament Adopted 401 for, 116 against, 68 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
30 Apr 2026Financial literacy and the rise of finfluencers in the context of the savings and investments union Adopted 502 for, 46 against, 42 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
30 Apr 2026How 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 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: For
30 Apr 2026Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions Adopted 404 for, 102 against, 67 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
30 Apr 2026Banking Union – annual report 2025 Adopted 376 for, 187 against, 17 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
30 Apr 2026Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine Adopted 446 for, 63 against, 52 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
30 Apr 2026Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia Adopted 476 for, 47 against, 48 abstainedPosition: No vote recorded Majority line: Against
29 Apr 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products Passed 540 for, 60 against, 45 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
29 Apr 2026Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector Passed 433 for, 120 against, 91 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
29 Apr 2026European Chemicals Agency and amending regulations Passed 526 for, 56 against, 69 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
29 Apr 2026Amendment 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 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Against
29 Apr 2026EU-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 abstainedPosition: Against ≠ groupMajority line: For
29 Apr 2026International Cocoa Agreement Consent given 601 for, 13 against, 34 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
29 Apr 2026EU-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 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
29 Apr 2026EU-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 abstainedPosition: Against ≠ groupMajority line: For
29 Apr 2026Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Discharge decision adopted 418 for, 207 against, 14 abstainedPosition: 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 on 32 of 107 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.
SittingRoll callsVoted in
17 Jul 20242315
18 Jul 202411
16 Sept 202421
18 Sept 202420
19 Sept 20249291
7 Oct 202421
8 Oct 202411
9 Oct 20241818
10 Oct 202444
21 Oct 202420
22 Oct 20241010
23 Oct 2024129127
24 Oct 20241313
13 Nov 202420
14 Nov 20243636
25 Nov 202420
26 Nov 20241818
27 Nov 20241111
28 Nov 20245756
17 Dec 20241313
18 Dec 20243333
19 Dec 20244545
20 Jan 202520
21 Jan 202511
22 Jan 202522
23 Jan 20254545
10 Feb 202511
11 Feb 20253232
12 Feb 20251010
13 Feb 20253030
10 Mar 202520
11 Mar 202598
12 Mar 2025228224
13 Mar 20252424
31 Mar 202530
1 Apr 20253535
2 Apr 2025251250
3 Apr 20256262
5 May 202550
6 May 20251010
7 May 2025220218
8 May 2025103103
21 May 202521
22 May 20255353
16 Jun 202520
17 Jun 20254141
18 Jun 20259191
19 Jun 20258784
7 Jul 202510
8 Jul 20255554
9 Jul 2025134133
10 Jul 20253635
8 Sept 202510
9 Sept 202510198
10 Sept 20253431
11 Sept 20256968
6 Oct 202520
7 Oct 202555
8 Oct 20255554
9 Oct 20256563
20 Oct 202530
21 Oct 20251313
22 Oct 2025186179
23 Oct 20255555
13 Nov 20252670
24 Nov 202530
25 Nov 2025750
26 Nov 20251000
27 Nov 20251250
15 Dec 202540
16 Dec 20256666
17 Dec 20254342
18 Dec 20254242
20 Jan 20266767
21 Jan 2026112112
22 Jan 20265858
9 Feb 202620
10 Feb 20263838
11 Feb 20261312
12 Feb 2026141141
24 Feb 20264342
9 Mar 202610
10 Mar 2026197193
11 Mar 20266060
12 Mar 2026340
25 Mar 202630
26 Mar 20266969
27 Apr 202620
28 Apr 2026225219
29 Apr 2026296276
30 Apr 2026680
18 May 202640
19 May 202630
20 May 2026960
21 May 2026980
15 Jun 202620
16 Jun 20264040
17 Jun 2026127124
18 Jun 20267777
6 Jul 202620
7 Jul 20267272
8 Jul 2026144142
9 Jul 20266767
14 Sept 202610
15 Sept 2026155152
16 Sept 20268079
17 Sept 2026124124

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 ESN

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
Christine ANDERSON ESNGermany95 % of 4 576 shared80 %
Hans NEUHOFF ESNGermany94 % of 3 909 shared80 %
Marc JONGEN ESNGermany94 % of 4 307 shared80 %
Irmhild BOSSDORF ESNGermany94 % of 4 677 shared80 %
Anja ARNDT ESNGermany94 % of 4 509 shared80 %
Stanislav STOYANOV ESNBulgaria94 % of 4 534 shared80 %
Petr BYSTRON ESNGermany94 % of 4 186 shared80 %
Alexander SELL ESNGermany94 % of 4 466 shared80 %
René AUST ESNGermany94 % of 4 513 shared80 %
Arno BAUSEMER ESNGermany93 % of 4 166 shared80 %

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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
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH changed group ESNGermany95 % of 228 shared49 %
Milan MAZUREK changed group ESNSlovakia76 % of 485 shared49 %
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group PatriotsPoland76 % of 1 081 shared70 %
Georg MAYER PatriotsAustria74 % of 4 323 shared70 %
Anna BRYŁKA changed group PatriotsPoland74 % of 4 342 shared69 %
Gerald HAUSER PatriotsAustria74 % of 4 613 shared70 %
Mieke ANDRIESE PatriotsNetherlands74 % of 2 157 shared70 %
Petra STEGER PatriotsAustria74 % of 4 768 shared70 %
Guillaume PELTIER ECRFrance74 % of 4 295 shared64 %
Roman HAIDER PatriotsAustria74 % of 4 900 shared70 %

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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 Economic and Monetary AffairsECON CommitteeMember19 Jul 2024now
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionIMCO CommitteeSubstitute19 Jul 2024now
Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)DASE DelegationMember19 Sept 2024now
Delegation for relations with Central AsiaDCAS DelegationSubstitute3 Oct 2024now
Delegation for relations with the United StatesD-US DelegationSubstitute19 Sept 20242 Oct 2024

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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
No dossier namedOfficial delegationECON13 Jan 2026
Amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related productsShadow rapporteurECON19 Nov 2025
European Central Bank – annual report 2025Shadow rapporteurECON17 Nov 2025
European Central Bank – annual report 2025Shadow rapporteurECON7 Nov 2025
Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)Shadow rapporteurECON7 Nov 2025
Collection of statistical information by the European Central BankShadow rapporteurECON3 Oct 2025
Establishment of the digital euroShadow rapporteurECON2 Jul 2025
Legal tender of euro banknotes and coinsShadow rapporteurECON2 Jul 2025
Bulgaria's adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026Shadow rapporteurECON6 Jun 2025
Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience FacilityShadow rapporteurECON4 Feb 2025

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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.

31 contributions recorded; 13 on behalf of their group; 47 minutes of speaking time.

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Questions and motions, 26

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
31 Jul 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need to combat migrant grooming gangs B-10-2026-0373Motion for a resolutionwith 80 co-authors—
15 Jul 2026Decision of the Supreme Court of Bulgaria regarding the Euroins Romania case E-10-2026-002973Written question4 Sept 2026
11 Jun 2026MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on politically motivated banking B-10-2026-0283Motion for a resolutionwith 15 co-authors—
10 Jun 2026Digital euro acceptance requirements in the corresponding Commission proposal E-10-2026-002402Written question13 Aug 2026
20 May 2026Follow-up on Oberbank’s decision to stop providing cash services and possible action by the Commission E-10-2026-002094Written question27 Jul 2026
8 Apr 2026Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework Regulation E-10-2026-001410Written questionwith 25 co-authors18 Jun 2026
5 Mar 2026Anti-fascist movements and political violence – the real threat to democracy E-10-2026-000925Written questionwith 62 co-authors29 Apr 2026
3 Mar 2026Three years since the railway accident in Tempi, Greece O-10-2026-000010Oral questionwith 35 co-authorsNot yet answered
25 Feb 2026Derogation for Bulgaria from the requirement to receive relocated migrants P-10-2026-000804Priority written questionwith 2 co-authors24 Apr 2026
4 Feb 2026Legal basis and extent of EU debt: facilities for Ukraine, Moldova and the Balkans E-10-2026-000444Written questionwith 15 co-authors29 Jun 2026

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Amendments tabled in committee, 6

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
19 Dec 2025Establishment of the digital euro ECON-AM-781235 ECON2
19 Dec 2025Legal tender of euro banknotes and coins ECON-AM-781237 ECON16
19 Dec 2025Establishment of the digital euro ECON-AM-781499 ECON1
19 Dec 2025Establishment of the digital euro ECON-AM-781500 ECON9
19 Dec 2025Establishment of the digital euro ECON-AM-781501 ECON7
11 Nov 2025European Central Bank – annual report 2025 ECON-AM-779370 ECON35

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Connections

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

Political group

National delegation

  • Delegation Bulgaria 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 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). “Rada LAYKOVA”. Member record. memberId 257262. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257262?page=3&period=term&rows=all (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257262. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/257262?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-257262,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Rada LAYKOVA}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257262?page=3&period=term&rows=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/257262?page=3&period=term&rows=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 257262. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257262. 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}
}