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Recital B — part 2

Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States

Vote
Recital B — part 2
Decision
No. 10 of the sitting of 20 Jan 2026
Result
427 for · 212 against · 24 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
20 January 2026, 13:15
More facts (6)
Position
vote 14 of 21 on the decision
Requested by
roll call: Patriots · split vote: Patriots
Official label
A10-0252/2025 – Borja Giménez Larraz – Recital B/2
Text
Report A-10-2025-0252
Dossier
2025/2028(INI)
Vote id
183474
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Result

The vote as recorded by name.

Result: 427 for, 212 against, 24 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 64 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “but also foster the emergence of a European political and public sphere, thereby strengthening the legitimacy of the EU and its institutions;”

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 18Against 13Abst. 7No vote 8 of 46Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.21
GreensFor 51Against 0Abst. 0No vote 2 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 121Against 2Abst. 4No vote 9 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.93
RenewFor 64Against 5Abst. 0No vote 6 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.89
EPPFor 166Against 3Abst. 9No vote 10 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.90
ECRFor 1Against 69Abst. 2No vote 7 of 79Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.94
PatriotsFor 0Against 79Abst. 0No vote 6 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
ESNFor 0Against 24Abst. 0No vote 3 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 6Against 17Abst. 2No vote 5 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Countries × groups

How each country’s members of each group voted.

Greens members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Austria200
Belgium200
Czechia100
Germany1500
Denmark300
Spain400
Finland200
France400
Croatia100
Italy400
Lithuania100
Luxembourg100
Latvia100
Netherlands600
Romania100
Sweden200
Slovenia100

Members

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No vote recorded, 56

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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
30 Apr 2026Paragraph 7 — part 2 The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassmentSplit vote380 for, 173 against, 7 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by Patriotsr · shared0.91 515 voters
30 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Banking Union – annual report 2025Final376 for, 187 against, 17 abstained Adopted For 65 %r · shared0.91 537 voters
25 Nov 2025Paragraph 9 — part 1 Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report)Split vote388 for, 221 against, 27 abstained Adopted For 61 %Requested by S&Dr · shared0.90 596 voters
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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2024: EU general budget – CommissionFinal418 for, 207 against, 14 abstained Adopted For 65 %r · shared0.90 592 voters
11 Sept 2025Final vote — text as a whole Stock-taking of the European elections 2024Final388 for, 186 against, 34 abstained Adopted For 64 %r · shared0.90 564 voters
29 Apr 2026Paragraph 2 — part 2 Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025Split vote407 for, 190 against, 25 abstained Adopted For 65 %Requested by Patriotsr · shared0.90 578 voters
25 Nov 2025Recital J — part 1 Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report)Split vote411 for, 202 against, 23 abstained Adopted For 65 %Requested by S&Dr · shared0.90 596 voters
20 May 2026Separate vote on citation 7 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseSeparate vote426 for, 192 against, 17 abstained Adopted For 67 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.90 587 voters
15 Sept 2026Paragraph 9 — part 1 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldSplit vote425 for, 199 against, 45 abstained Adopted For 64 %Requested by ESN, Patriotsr · shared0.90 614 voters
29 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025Final416 for, 190 against, 15 abstained Adopted For 67 %r · shared0.90 576 voters

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Retrieved
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European Parliament (2026). “Recital B — part 2 — Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States”. Vote, 20 January 2026. votingId 183474, reference 2025/2028(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-01-20/183474 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 20 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 20 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-20, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-01-20/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-vote-2026-01-20-183474,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Recital B — part 2 — Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-01-20},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-01-20/183474}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-01-20/183474},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 183474, reference 2025/2028(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-20-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-20 (CC BY 4.0)}
}