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Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States
Borja Giménez Larraz – After § 12 – Am 5
Date: 20.01.2026Reference: A10-0252/2025decision (EU)European electoral systemconstitutional courtpolitical partieselectoral quotaproportional representationratification of an agreementturnout of votersuniversal suffrageright to vote
Overall Result
Rejected- 198 For
- 441 Against
- 11 Abstention
- 69 Did not vote
How we count
- Yes, No and Abstention come from the European Parliament's roll-call voting protocol.
- “Did not vote” is derived: MEPs with a mandate on the voting day for whom no vote was recorded. Abstentions do not count towards this.
- Subsequent vote corrections are shown but do not change the official result.
- Each vote (overall vote, amendment, partial vote) counts separately. Therefore totals may differ from pages that count differently.
Status and procedure
Outcome as recorded by the European Parliament.
- Vote held on
- Latest recorded step
- Plenary · (340 days ago)
- Next scheduled step
- No further step is scheduled in the source.
Procedure timeline
2025/2028(INI) · INI
Recorded procedure activities. These do not establish whether a law has entered into force.
- Recorded: Referral
- Recorded: Committee stage
- Latest recorded: Plenary
Recorded activities (8)
- Referral to committee
- Committee report tabled
- Committee amendments tabled
- Committee report adopted
- Tabling for plenary
- Tabling for plenary
- Plenary vote
- Plenary vote results
Scheduled activities (not confirmation of completion)
- Plenary vote
Procedure file (OEIL) · European Parliament data
Retrieved:
Sources
Data: EP Open Data API
What is this about?
- The reform of the European Electoral Act seeks to harmonize electoral procedures across the EU and enhance the democratic legitimacy of the Parliament.
- Key changes include a mandatory 2% threshold for member states with over 35 seats and measures to prevent double voting.
- Political obstacles, particularly in Spain and Germany, delay ratification due to conflicting national interests and constitutional concerns.
- Optional provisions, such as visibility of European parties on ballots, are rarely implemented, hindering the Europeanization of elections.
- The goal is to increase voter participation and improve the transparency of the electoral process.
Vote by political group
How the political groups voted
Non-attached Members (NI)For17
- 17For
- 5Against
- 2Abstention
- 6Did not vote
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)For66
- 66For
- 0Against
- 4Abstention
- 9Did not vote
Patriots for Europe (PfE)For78
- 78For
- 0Against
- 0Abstention
- 7Did not vote
Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN)For24
- 24For
- 0Against
- 0Abstention
- 3Did not vote
European People's Party (EPP)For7
- 7For
- 162Against
- 2Abstention
- 17Did not vote
The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)For2
- 2For
- 31Against
- 3Abstention
- 10Did not vote
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)For2
- 2For
- 125Against
- 0Abstention
- 9Did not vote
Renew Europe (Renew)For2
- 2For
- 67Against
- 0Abstention
- 6Did not vote
Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)For0
- 0For
- 51Against
- 0Abstention
- 2Did not vote
Members
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| Name | Country | Group | Vote Position |
|---|---|---|---|
 Romania | ECR | For | |
 France | PfE | For | |
 Greece | PfE | For | |
| France | PfE | For | |
| France | PfE | For | |
| France | ECR | For | |
 Poland | ECR | For | |
 Spain | PfE | For | |
 Slovakia | NI | For | |
| France | PfE | For |
