Portrait of Rudi Kennes
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Rudi Kennes

The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGLIntergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity
Member state
Belgium
Place of birth
Niel
Member of the EP since
2024
Committee
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy · Committee on International Trade
Substitute committee
Committee on Transport and Tourism · Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Delegations
Delegation for relations with South Africa
Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia
Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly (subst.)
Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil (subst.)
Voting record · 10th term
550
Final votes
roll-call recorded
97.3%
Turnout
535 of 550 voted
6
Vote corrections
submitted to the record afterwards
11.4%
Dissent rate
61 of 535 votes
The Left
Closest group
89% agreement
Visualisations

Vote distribution

How Kennes voted in the 550 recorded final votes.

For: 254Abstention: 95Against: 186Did not vote: 1597.3%Turnout
For25446.2%
Abstention9517.3%
Against18633.8%
Did not vote152.7%

Closeness to the groups

Share of votes in which Kennes voted with the majority of the respective group. Most often aligned with The Left – GUE/NGL.

0255075100The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 88.6 %88.6 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 59.1 %59.1 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 52.3 %52.3 %RenewRenew Europe: 46.7 %46.7 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 41.3 %41.3 %EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 41.1 %41.1 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 39.3 %39.3 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 37.4 %37.4 %

Joint approval

Of Kennes's votes in favour, the share where the respective group majority also voted in favour — constructive agreement, excluding joint opposition. Most often jointly in favour with The Left – GUE/NGL.

0255075100The LeftThe Left – GUE/NGL: 98.8 %98.8 %S&DProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats: 96.1 %96.1 %Greens/EFAGreens / European Free Alliance: 95.3 %95.3 %RenewRenew Europe: 89.8 %89.8 %EPPGroup of the European People's Party: 83.5 %83.5 %ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists: 70.9 %70.9 %PfEPatriots for Europe: 52.0 %52.0 %ESNEurope of Sovereign Nations: 31.5 %31.5 %

On the winning side

How often Kennes’s vote matches the outcome — For on adopted, Against on rejected files. Abstentions count for neither side.

57.5% on the winning side253 of 440 votes
Votes For → file adopted 241 / 254 · 95 %
Votes Against → file rejected 12 / 186 · 6 %

Turnout & behaviour over time

One column per session week, height = number of votes, segments by position (For · Abstention · Against · did not vote).

Juli · Straßburg · 16.07. – 19.07. · 1 votes · 100% Turnout2024September · Straßburg · 16.09. – 19.09. · 8 votes · 100% TurnoutOktober I · Straßburg · 07.10. – 10.10. · 3 votes · 0% TurnoutOktober II · Straßburg · 21.10. – 24.10. · 9 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember I · Brüssel · 13.11. – 14.11. · 4 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember III · Straßburg · 25.11. – 28.11. · 19 votes · 100% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 16.12. – 19.12. · 16 votes · 100% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 20.01. – 23.01. · 6 votes · 67% Turnout2025Februar · Straßburg · 10.02. – 13.02. · 9 votes · 78% TurnoutMärz I · Straßburg · 10.03. – 13.03. · 13 votes · 100% TurnoutMärz II · Straßburg · 31.03. – 03.04. · 18 votes · 100% TurnoutMai I · Straßburg · 05.05. – 08.05. · 32 votes · 100% TurnoutMai II · Brüssel · 21.05. – 22.05. · 6 votes · 100% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 16.06. – 19.06. · 20 votes · 85% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 07.07. – 10.07. · 27 votes · 100% TurnoutSeptember · Straßburg · 08.09. – 11.09. · 29 votes · 97% TurnoutOktober I · Straßburg · 06.10. – 09.10. · 24 votes · 96% TurnoutOktober II · Straßburg · 20.10. – 23.10. · 17 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember I · Brüssel · 12.11. – 13.11. · 12 votes · 100% TurnoutNovember II · Straßburg · 24.11. – 27.11. · 34 votes · 100% TurnoutDezember · Straßburg · 15.12. – 18.12. · 25 votes · 100% TurnoutJanuar I · Straßburg · 19.01. – 22.01. · 20 votes · 95% Turnout2026Februar I · Straßburg · 09.02. – 12.02. · 26 votes · 96% TurnoutFebruar II · Brüssel · 24.02. · 1 votes · 100% TurnoutMärz I · Straßburg · 09.03. – 12.03. · 27 votes · 100% TurnoutMärz II · Brüssel · 25.03. – 26.03. · 12 votes · 100% TurnoutApril · Straßburg · 27.04. – 30.04. · 49 votes · 100% TurnoutMai · Straßburg · 18.05. – 21.05. · 21 votes · 100% TurnoutJuni · Straßburg · 15.06. – 18.06. · 33 votes · 97% TurnoutJuli · Straßburg · 06.07. – 09.07. · 29 votes · 100% Turnout
Plenary speeches
44
Speeches
of which 0 procedural
59
Speaking time (min)
avg. 1.3 min per speech
213
Rank (speeches)
of 738 Members

Language spoken: Dutch (37) · English (7)

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