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Member

Martin GÜNTHER

The Left · Germany

Group
The Left
Country
Germany
Roll-call participation
81.6 %ⓘ of 3 630 roll calls in office · chamber median 90.2 % · whole term, roll calls
With majority line
96.9 %ⓘ of 2 958 votes where the group had a line · The Left median 92.8 %
More facts (5)
National party
DIE LINKE.
In office
Since 16 Sept 2025
Against clear line
32 of 2 759 votesⓘ
Committees
ECON (substitute), ENVI
Member id
270719
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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 ⓘ

81.6 %

2 962 of 3 630 roll calls while in office

The Left median: 88.5 % (−6.9 pts)

Chamber median: 90.2 %

With majority line ⓘ

96.9 %

2 865 of 2 958 votes where their group had a line

The Left median: 92.8 % (+4.1 pts)

Against clear line ⓘ

1.2 %

32 of 2 759 votes where their group had a clear line

9 opposite (for ↔ against), 19 abstained against the line, 4 voted for or against when the line was to abstain

Abstention ⓘ

3.9 %

115 of 2 962 votes cast

Participation 81.6 % — The Left median 88.5 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
Participation among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureParticipation
Martin GÜNTHER81.6 %
The Left median88.5 %
Lowest in the group44.2 %
Highest in the group99.3 %
Members47
With majority line 96.9 % — The Left median 92.8 %, 47 members.ⓘ
Data as a table
With majority line among the 47 members of the The Left with enough votes.
FigureWith majority line
Martin GÜNTHER96.9 %
The Left median92.8 %
Lowest in the group81.9 %
Highest in the group96.9 %
Members47
  • 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.

Votes, 3 630

Export

Every 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.
DateDecision and voteResultPositionMajority line
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) Amendment 24 to paragraph 37 114 for, 491 against, 61 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) Amendment 23 to paragraph 36 228 for, 384 against, 54 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 34 201 for, 429 against, 13 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 34 192 for, 436 against, 16 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 34 207 for, 432 against, 9 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) Amendment 22 to paragraph 34 190 for, 437 against, 36 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 33 159 for, 474 against, 29 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) Amendment 20 to paragraph 33 88 for, 491 against, 87 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) Amendment 11 to paragraph 16 190 for, 470 against, 3 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 5 108 for, 548 against, 9 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement (Interim report) Amendment 18 to paragraph 5 122 for, 534 against, 13 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
8 Jul 2026EU–Mexico Political, Economic and Cooperation Strategic Partnership Agreement Final voteConsent given 479 for, 119 against, 65 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026Lead in certain fishing tackle Final vote on the motion for a resolutionObjection failed 197 for, 455 against, 7 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets Final vote — text as a wholeObjection passed 388 for, 248 against, 24 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets Amendment 3, adding text after recital M 204 for, 455 against, 3 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets Amendment 2, adding text after recital G 190 for, 464 against, 3 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets Amendment 1 to recital B 201 for, 464 against, 3 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets Amendment 7 to paragraph 3, introductory part 188 for, 465 against, 2 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 1 189 for, 465 against, 2 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 1 188 for, 462 against, 2 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
8 Jul 2026Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 1 188 for, 456 against, 2 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Jul 2026Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 390 for, 86 against, 134 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Jul 2026Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 374 for, 185 against, 74 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 447 for, 128 against, 78 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Paragraph 43 — part 2 464 for, 177 against, 3 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Separate vote on paragraph 35 473 for, 174 against, 7 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 33 189 for, 456 against, 11 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Paragraph 27 — part 2 497 for, 138 against, 17 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Paragraph 16 — part 2 465 for, 143 against, 35 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Separate vote on paragraph 14 455 for, 151 against, 41 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Amendment 4 to paragraph 10 191 for, 455 against, 4 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Separate vote on paragraph 9 461 for, 121 against, 74 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 6 164 for, 461 against, 29 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Amendment 2 to paragraph 6 184 for, 464 against, 4 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Separate vote on paragraph 3 448 for, 188 against, 16 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: For
7 Jul 2026A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning Amendment 1 to paragraph 3 192 for, 454 against, 6 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Jul 2026A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 418 for, 152 against, 85 abstainedPosition: Abstained Majority line: Abstained
7 Jul 2026A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector Amendment 6 to paragraph 35 279 for, 333 against, 41 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector Amendment 5 to paragraph 34 210 for, 393 against, 45 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector Amendment 4 to paragraph 33 214 for, 389 against, 54 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector Amendment 3 to paragraph 27 283 for, 341 against, 34 abstainedPosition: Abstained ≠ groupMajority line: For
7 Jul 2026Competition policy – annual report 2025 Final vote — text as a wholeAdopted 501 for, 61 against, 95 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Competition policy – annual report 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 54 600 for, 27 against, 29 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Competition policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 50 169 for, 456 against, 29 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against
7 Jul 2026Competition policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 50 108 for, 468 against, 77 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Competition policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 46 139 for, 369 against, 144 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Competition policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 45 136 for, 463 against, 56 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Competition policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 41 110 for, 435 against, 109 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Competition policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 13 118 for, 510 against, 25 abstainedPosition: For Majority line: For
7 Jul 2026Competition policy – annual report 2025 Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 9 118 for, 492 against, 40 abstainedPosition: Against Majority line: Against

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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 5 of 51 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 The Left

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
Özlem DEMIREL The LeftGermany98 % of 2 483 shared87 %
Rudi KENNES The LeftBelgium97 % of 2 944 shared87 %
Irene MONTERO The LeftSpain96 % of 2 766 shared87 %
Estrella GALÁN The LeftSpain96 % of 2 312 shared87 %
Catarina MARTINS The LeftPortugal96 % of 2 349 shared87 %
Martin SCHIRDEWAN The LeftGermany96 % of 2 538 shared87 %
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ The LeftSpain96 % of 1 600 shared87 %
Konstantinos ARVANITIS The LeftGreece95 % of 2 256 shared87 %
Luke Ming FLANAGAN The LeftIreland95 % of 2 307 shared87 %
Ilaria SALIS The LeftItaly95 % of 2 340 shared87 %

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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
Ana MIRANDA PAZ GreensSpain87 % of 2 142 shared77 %
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ GreensSpain85 % of 2 781 shared77 %
Benedetta SCUDERI GreensItaly85 % of 2 929 shared77 %
David CORMAND GreensFrance84 % of 2 855 shared77 %
Saskia BRICMONT GreensBelgium84 % of 2 755 shared77 %
Mélissa CAMARA GreensFrance84 % of 2 247 shared77 %
Cristina GUARDA GreensItaly84 % of 2 712 shared77 %
Marie TOUSSAINT GreensFrance84 % of 2 680 shared77 %
Ignazio Roberto MARINO GreensItaly83 % of 2 136 shared77 %
Diana RIBA I GINER GreensSpain83 % of 2 498 shared77 %

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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 CommitteeSubstitute16 Sept 2025now
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food SafetyENVI CommitteeMember6 Oct 2025now
Delegation for relations with South AfricaD-ZA DelegationSubstitute16 Sept 2025now
Delegation for relations with the Pan-African ParliamentDPAP DelegationSubstitute11 Nov 2025now
Delegation for relations with the countries of South AsiaDSAS DelegationMember6 Oct 202514 Dec 2025

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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 delegationECON15 Sept 2026
It is an official mission of the delegation for relations with South Africa (D-ZA). 30th European Parliament - South Africa inter-Parliamentary meeting (IPM) to Cape Town, South Africa meeting officials and civil society.Official delegationD-ZA8 Jun 2026
Amending Directives 2008/98/EC, 2010/75/EU, (EU) 2015/2193 and (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burdenShadow rapporteurENVI14 Apr 2026
Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1244 as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burdenShadow rapporteurENVI14 Apr 2026
Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting proceduresShadow rapporteur for an opinionENVI27 Mar 2026
No dossier namedOfficial delegationENVI13 Mar 2026
Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activitiesShadow rapporteur for an opinionECON12 Mar 2026
Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR), Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288Shadow rapporteurECON26 Feb 2026
Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activitiesShadow rapporteur for an opinionECON19 Feb 2026
System of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053Shadow rapporteur for an opinionECON12 Nov 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.

10 contributions recorded; 3 on behalf of their group; 10 minutes of speaking time.

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Questions and motions, 57

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 post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya B-10-2026-0404Motion for a resolution—
10 Sept 2026EU exports of banned pesticides E-10-2026-003605Written questionwith 35 co-authorsNot yet answered
7 Sept 2026Extraterritorial impact of the US designation of Autistici/Inventati as a terrorist entity P-10-2026-003526Priority written questionwith 28 co-authorsNot yet answered
7 Sept 2026Climate change, public health and the world of work: for a directive on maximum working temperatures O-10-2026-000035Oral questionwith 35 co-authorsNot yet answered
1 Sept 2026Serious statements by Markus Lammert regarding the expulsion of unaccompanied children and persons in need of international protection in Ceuta E-10-2026-003413Written questionwith 15 co-authorsNot yet answered
29 Jul 2026Territorial scope of the amended EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation concerning Morocco’s participation in PRIMA E-10-2026-003166Written questionwith 18 co-authorsNot yet answered
16 Jul 2026Humanitarian situation of Sahrawi refugees, inadequate EU humanitarian assistance and the growing water crisis in the refugee camps E-10-2026-003027Written questionwith 22 co-authors27 Aug 2026
14 Jul 2026Strengthening and harmonising extended producer responsibility (EPR) under the WEEE framework E-10-2026-002919Written question25 Aug 2026
14 Jul 2026EU funding for the Jadar lithium project in Serbia E-10-2026-002916Written question7 Sept 2026
13 Jul 2026Drone attacks against civilians in Western Sahara E-10-2026-002880Written questionwith 9 co-authors14 Aug 2026

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Amendments tabled in committee, 18

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
10 Sept 2026Amending Directives 2001/18/EC and 2010/53/EU as regards the placing on the market of genetically modified micro-organisms and the processing of organs CJ64-AM-792138 CJ6435
10 Sept 2026Amending Directives 2001/18/EC and 2010/53/EU as regards the placing on the market of genetically modified micro-organisms and the processing of organs CJ64-AM-792139 CJ6423
28 Jul 2026Amending Directives 2008/98/EC, 2010/75/EU, (EU) 2015/2193 and (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden ENVI-AM-791123 ENVI3
20 Jul 2026Amending Directives 2008/98/EC, 2010/75/EU, (EU) 2015/2193 and (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden ENVI-AM-790834 ENVI26
15 Jul 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1244 as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden ENVI-AM-790846 ENVI13
10 Jul 2026on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards CO2 emission performance standards for new light duty vehicles and vehicle labelling and repealing Directive 1999/94/EC ENVI-AM-789913 ENVI1
18 Jun 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards CO2 emission performance standards for new light duty vehicles and vehicle labelling and repealing Directive 1999/94/EC ENVI-AM-789910 ENVI6
18 Jun 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards CO2 emission performance standards for new light duty vehicles and vehicle labelling and repealing Directive 1999/94/EC ENVI-AM-789912 ENVI1
18 Jun 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards CO2 emission performance standards for new light duty vehicles and vehicle labelling and repealing Directive 1999/94/EC ENVI-AM-789911 ENVI1
10 Jun 2026Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR), Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288 ECON-AM-789857 ECON21

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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 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). “Martin GÜNTHER”. Member record. memberId 270719. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/270719?page=12&scope=all&vscope=all (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official source: Member’s profile, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/270719. Data: EP Open Data: member record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meps/270719?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-270719,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Martin GÜNTHER}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/270719?page=12&scope=all&vscope=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/members/270719?page=12&scope=all&vscope=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Member record. memberId 270719. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/270719. 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}
}