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Recital AC — part 1

Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU

A10-0047/2026 – Evin Incir, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus – Recital AC/1

Adopted

For
475
Against
109
Abstained
68

roll-call vote at 14:11 · 73% of votes cast in favour

Roll call requested by S&D · split vote by Members

The part voted on: Text as a whole without the words: ‘whereas widespread impunity for rape contributes to the prevalent complex of beliefs and social norms that encourage male sexual aggression and support violence against women, creating an environment in which sexual violence is normalised and justified through persistent gender inequalities and harmful attitudes about gender and sexuality;’

How the groups voted

A group’s line is the position at least two thirds of its voting MEPs took; otherwise it is shown as Divided. Groups from left to right.

GroupForAgainstAbstainedofLine
The Left430043For
Greens460046For
S&D12500125For
Renew710071For
EPP150115166For
ECR7511573Against
Patriots12273574Divided
ESN125026Against
No group205328—

“of” = MEPs of the group who voted. Groups as they are now.

Every MEP

26 MEPs of 652 Clear filters

Alexander Jungbluth Germany · ESN
Against
Alexander Sell Germany · ESN
Against
Anja Arndt Germany · ESN
Against
Arno Bausemer Germany · ESN
Against
Christine Anderson Germany · ESN
Against
Hans Neuhoff Germany · ESN
Against
Irmhild Bossdorf Germany · ESN
Against
Ivan David Czechia · ESN
Against
Marc Jongen Germany · ESN
Against
Marcin Sypniewski Poland · ESN
Against
Markus Buchheit Germany · ESN
Against
Mary Khan Germany · ESN
Against
Milan Mazurek Slovakia · ESN
Against
Milan Uhrík Slovakia · ESN
Against
Petar Volgin Bulgaria · ESN
Against
Petr Bystron Germany · ESN
Against
Petras Gražulis Lithuania · ESN
Against
Rada Laykova Bulgaria · ESN
Against
René Aust Germany · ESN
Against
Roberto Vannacci Italy · ESN
Against
Sarah Knafo France · ESN
For voted against their group’s line
Siegbert Frank Droese Germany · ESN
Against
Stanislav Stoyanov Bulgaria · ESN
Against
Tomasz Froelich Germany · ESN
Against
Volker Schnurrbusch Germany · ESN
Against
Zsuzsanna Borvendég Hungary · ESN
Against

“” = voted otherwise than a clear line (two thirds of its votes) of the group they sit in now. MEPs with no vote recorded are not listed.

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← The decision All 31 votes on it