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  • Which MEPs changed their votes the most in the current EP term?
    https://www.votewatch.eu/blog/which-meps-changed-their-votes-the-most-in-the-current-ep-term

    The European Parliament has a rather unusual mechanism that is known by very few insiders, which allows the MEPs to effectively change the way they voted after a decision has been made. This means that when a decision is made an MEP can vote one way, but then they can change their vote in the minutes (the ‘initial vote’ is still traceable in the minutes). Not surprisingly, this creates confusion as to the actual intention and views of the MEP. However, looking at who ‘changed’ their votes and where this occurred can provide very valuable clues with regards to what is important and sensitive for specific MEPs and parties.

    Three French MEPs are at the top of the list: Brice Hortefeux (Les Républicains) has used this mechanism almost 292 times in the current EP term. The likely better known left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has used it 266 times in his 3 years of mandate (as he left the EP in 2017) – Mélenchon topped this list by far while he was still an MEP. Another Les Républicains MEP, Rachida Dati, comes third, with 198 ‘corrections’. Still in the top 10 are some known names like Jacek Sarysz-Wolski, the Polish MEP who was proposed by Law and Justice Party to replace Tusk as President of the Council (193 ‘corrections’), Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, from Swedish Moderaterna (169), Greek left-wing Kostadinka Kuneva (167), Portuguese PSD MEP Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar (139), French Les Républicains MEP Franck Proust (133), Spanish PSOE MEP Juan Fernando López Aguilar (131) and Spanish Ciudadanos MEP Javier Nart (131).

    via @linuxfr https://linuxfr.org/users/pmanglade/journaux/hs-felonie-au-parlement-europeen