How Europe voted
Explore the share of valid votes cast for parties and alliances that backed at least one specific measure tightening migration rules. Select a country to see the parties, their votes and the sources behind the figure.
What the results suggest
In 23 of the 27 EU countries, more than half of valid votes at the latest national parliamentary election went to parties or alliances that backed at least one specific measure to tighten migration policy.
Voters choose parties for many reasons, and the parties counted here backed different measures. In our view, the pattern points to an appetite for a significantly stricter EU migration policy and gives grounds for a debate about what that policy should look like. Support for any specific proposal would have to be tested separately.
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- Below 40%
- 40%–60%
- Above 60%
- Under review
How the figures are calculated
We use the latest election for the lower or sole chamber of the national parliament. For runoff elections we use the first round. Where there are two ballots, we use the party ballot when it provides the national party vote. We divide votes for qualifying parties or lists by all valid votes on the same basis and count each ballot once.
We review parties that won at least one seat. We include a party or alliance when documented evidence shows that, by election day, it proposed, supported or implemented a specific tightening. Examples include entry limits, stricter residence rules and expanded grounds for expulsion. Later measures are shown separately from the election tally. The figure measures votes cast for those parties. The reasons people voted for them and how they would vote for a new movement are separate questions.
Data review dated 6 November 2026. European map view. National results use the full geographic coverage of the official count. Boundaries: Natural Earth.
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