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Paragraph 20 — part 1

Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU

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Paragraph 20 — part 1
Result
431 for · 184 against · 39 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
28 April 2026, 14:09
More facts (6)
Position
vote 12 of 31 on the decision
Requested by
roll call: S&D · split vote: Members
Official label
A10-0047/2026 – Evin Incir, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus – § 20/1
Vote id
190308
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Result

The vote as recorded by name.

Result: 431 for, 184 against, 39 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 66 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘further calls on the Commission to closely monitor the Member States’ implementation of these guidelines and publish an assessment thereof before the end of the current term;’”

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 43Against 0Abst. 0No vote 3 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 46Against 0Abst. 0No vote 7 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 126Against 0Abst. 0No vote 9 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 69Against 0Abst. 2No vote 6 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
EPPFor 139Against 10Abst. 17No vote 19 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.76
ECRFor 1Against 63Abst. 9No vote 8 of 81Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.79
PatriotsFor 0Against 75Abst. 1No vote 9 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.98
ESNFor 0Against 26Abst. 0No vote 1 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 7Against 10Abst. 10No vote 3 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, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Countries × groups

How each country’s members of each group voted.

EPP members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Austria410
Belgium300
Bulgaria230
Cyprus200
Czechia500
Germany2900
Denmark200
Estonia200
Spain9010
Finland300
France014
Greece600
Croatia121
Hungary400
Ireland400
Italy611
Lithuania201
Luxembourg200
Latvia200
Malta200
Netherlands400
Poland2100
Portugal700
Romania800
Sweden500
Slovenia410
Slovakia010

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No vote recorded, 65

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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
12 Feb 2026Paragraph 1, point r — part 1 Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenSplit vote386 for, 165 against, 17 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by S&Dr · shared0.94 527 voters
25 Nov 2025Recital BE — part 3 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is foundedSplit vote411 for, 207 against, 14 abstained Adopted For 65 %Requested by ESN, S&Dr · shared0.93 580 voters
25 Nov 2025Separate vote on recital BK Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is foundedSeparate vote418 for, 190 against, 26 abstained Adopted For 66 %Requested by S&Dr · shared0.93 582 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
25 Nov 2025Recital BD — part 2 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is foundedSplit vote416 for, 202 against, 12 abstained Adopted For 66 %Requested by ESN, S&Dr · shared0.93 578 voters
9 Jul 2025Separate vote on paragraph 47 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumSeparate vote449 for, 191 against, 28 abstained Adopted For 67 %Requested by The Left, S&Dr · shared0.92 607 voters
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point u — part 5 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenSplit vote384 for, 158 against, 23 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by S&D, Renew, Greensr · shared0.92 517 voters
25 Nov 2025Recital BE — part 2 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is foundedSplit vote408 for, 209 against, 11 abstained Adopted For 65 %Requested by ESN, S&Dr · shared0.92 577 voters
9 Sept 2025Recital AH — part 2 of 2 Public procurementSplit vote448 for, 186 against, 10 abstained Adopted For 70 %Requested by ECRr · shared0.92 586 voters
25 Nov 2025Recital BE — part 1 Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is foundedSplit vote421 for, 178 against, 33 abstained Adopted For 67 %Requested by ESN, S&Dr · shared0.92 580 voters
19 Dec 2024Paragraph 1, point u — part 4 Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of WomenSplit vote382 for, 159 against, 21 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by S&D, Renew, Greensr · shared0.92 514 voters

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European Parliament (2026). “Paragraph 20 — part 1 — Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU”. Vote, 28 April 2026. votingId 190308, reference 2025/2040(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-04-28/190308 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-28/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-vote-2026-04-28-190308,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Paragraph 20 — part 1 — Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-04-28/190308}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-04-28/190308},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 190308, reference 2025/2040(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
}