S&D Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats

Current members

135 (since July 2024: 136 → 135)

Cohesion

96.2%, on average, this share votes alike; by half-year 97.0 → 95.5%

On the majority side

93.6%, how often the group majority voted like the plenary. Always voting for would give 95.6%.

Chair

Iratxe García Pérez since 16 Jul 2024

Group bureau

Vice-chairs

Alex Agius Saliba, Ana Catarina Mendes, Camilla Laureti, Christophe Clergeau, Gabriele Bischoff, Heléne Fritzon, Kathleen Van Brempt, Mohammed Chahim, Yannis Maniatis

Treasurer

Eero Heinäluoma

Internal vote distribution

All votes cast by the bloc's members across all final votes.

• For 68,239 · 89.2%
• Against 6,574 · 8.6%
• Abstention 1,694 · 2.2%
• 76,507 votes cast

Delegations against the group majority

Share of final votes in which the majority of the group’s MEPs from that country voted differently from the group majority (delegation from 3, group from 10 voting members, both with a clear majority, group at the time of the vote).

This figure implies no judgement: it may reflect a matter of conscience, the line of a national party or an arrangement within the group.

Most divided votes

The group was split in 6 of 652 final votes (0.9%) and in 59 of 6,412 roll-call votes overall (0.9%). The list shows the final votes with the narrowest group majority.

1. Macro-financial assistance to Egypt: 1 Apr 2025 · largest position: Against, 47.2% · For 46 · Against 59 · Abstention 20. Deviating: PSOE (ES) 15 of 16 for · PS (FR) 8 of 10 abstentions · PSD (RO) 7 of 9 for · and 6 more
2. Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 to add certain countries to the list of high-risk third countries, and to remove other countries from that list: 9 Jul 2025 · largest position: For, 48.8% · For 63 · Against 54 · Abstention 12. Deviating: PSOE (ES) 16 of 17 against · PS (PT) 6 of 8 against · PSD (RO) 8 against · and 4 more
3. The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus): 8 May 2025 · largest position: Against, 50.5% · For 41 · Against 54 · Abstention 12. Deviating: SPD (DE) 6 of 11 for · PSD (RO) 9 for · PS (FR) 3 of 6 for · and 3 more
4. Recommendation on EU-China political relations: 7 Oct 2026 · largest position: Abstention, 50.8% · For 58 · Against 3 · Abstention 63. Deviating: SPD (DE) 14 for · PS (FR) 9 for · S (SE) 5 for · and 4 more
5. Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia: 16 Dec 2025 · largest position: For, 53.2% · For 66 · Against 8 · Abstention 50. Deviating: PD (IT) 18 of 20 abstentions · SPD (DE) 11 of 13 abstentions · PS (FR) 5 of 6 abstentions · and 4 more
6. Macro-financial assistance to Egypt: 18 Jun 2025 · largest position: For, 57.8% · For 59 · Against 22 · Abstention 21. Deviating: PD (IT) 14 against · SPD (DE) 9 of 11 abstentions · SPÖ (AT) 4 abstentions · and 2 more

Split means: the largest position has less than 60% of the group’s votes cast; counted from 10 voting members, with the group at the time of the vote. Deviating: delegations (party within the group, from 3 voting members) whose majority voted differently from the group majority.

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Source: European Parliament open data (CC BY 4.0), prepared by OpenRCV.