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Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth

Consent given by an overwhelming majority

Parliament gave its consent.

For
616
Against
24
Abstained
8

roll-call vote at 13:14 · 95% of votes cast in favour

Committee report by Juan Fernando López Aguilar · · Report A-10-2026-0123

AI:What this decision does

The draft Council decision amends the European Electoral Act to let MEPs who are pregnant or have recently given birth vote by proxy in plenary for up to three months before the expected birth and six months after.§1: source passage in the text Parliament gave its consent to the Council's position, which also says the MEP statute and Parliament's rules should set out the general and detailed conditions for such delegation.§1: source passage in the text The reform will enter into force after member states approve it according to their constitutional requirements.§2: source passage in the text

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How the groups voted

For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Divided: ESN

  • The Left For 44 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 46
  • Greens For 44 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
  • S&D For 123 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
  • Renew For 69 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 77
  • EPP For 163 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 188
  • ECR For 79 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 81
  • Patriots For 69 for, 6 against, 0 abstainedof 86
  • ESN Divided 8 for, 14 against, 4 abstainedof 27
  • No group not a group 17 for, 4 against, 4 abstainedof 30

Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs

A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.

Did not vote with their group

6 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).

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