Who is Ruth FIRMENICH?

Ruth FIRMENICH is a Member of the European Parliament from Germany, sitting with Non-attached Members (Non-attached) and affiliated nationally with Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance.

What is Ruth FIRMENICH's attendance record?

Ruth FIRMENICH's roll-call attendance is 98.9% in the current European Parliament term.

How many notable votes are listed for Ruth FIRMENICH?

WheresMyMEP has 160 notable vote records for Ruth FIRMENICH in the current dataset. Attendance is based on European Parliament roll-call votes; abstaining counts as present and not voting counts as absent.

How many lobby meetings are listed for Ruth FIRMENICH?

0 disclosed lobby meetings are listed for Ruth FIRMENICH from the recent meetings feed. A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence of influence or of a policy position.

Has Ruth FIRMENICH declared outside activities?

Ruth FIRMENICH's current declaration lists no current outside activities or board memberships in the WheresMyMEP dataset.

Ruth FIRMENICH MEP, Attendance, Votes & Activity

98.9%

Attendance Rate

1380

Votes Participated

10th Term

2024 – 2029

Voting Record

Notable votes in the current parliamentary term

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DateVotePositionResult

9 Jul 2026Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to suppor…AgainstADOPTED

9 Jul 2026Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Ka…AbstainADOPTED

9 Jul 2026The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of inter…AbstainADOPTED

9 Jul 2026Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directiveForREJECTED

9 Jul 2026Establishment of the digital euroAgainstADOPTED

8 Jul 2026Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modif…ForADOPTED

8 Jul 2026The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and…ForADOPTED

8 Jul 20262025 Commission report on SerbiaAgainstADOPTED

Vote predictions

Vote model

Computed from Ruth FIRMENICH’s own roll-call record and how their group actually voted, rules, not guesswork.

84% accurate on 5,720 held-out votes

Predicted stance by topic

tradeAgainst 54% of 13budgetAgainst 42% of 12digitalAgainst 55% of 11foreignAgainst 70% of 10rule of lawAgainst 50% of 8transportFor 57% of 7economyAgainst 67% of 6employmentFor 100% of 6fisheriesAbstain 80% of 5justiceAbstain 60% of 5climateFor 50% of 4agricultureFor 50% of 4institutionalAbstain 67% of 3

Votes Ruth missed, how they would likely have voted

EU-Pakistan Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV

2026-06-17

For · 54%

63% of 16 Non-attached Members (Non-attached) MEPs voted For · voted Against in 54% of 13 trade votes · voted Against in 50% of the last 20 cast votes

Financial Declarations

Declared to the European Parliament · Self-reported by the MEP

No current outside activities or board memberships declared.

Previous occupations

Board advisor - Die Linke parliamentary group in the German Bundestag (06/2021-03/2022)

Board advisor - Die Linke parliamentary group in the German Bundestag (04/2022-03/2024)

Research assistant - Sahra Wagenknecht MdB (06/2021-03/2022)

Research assistant - Sahra Wagenknecht MdB (04/2022-02/2024)

Research assistant - Sahra Wagenknecht MdB (03/2024-07/2024)

Board advisor BSW-Gruppe in the German Bundestag (04/2024-07/2024)

Source: European Parliament declarations · Self-reported · Last updated: 23 Mar 2026

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Recent Lobby Meetings

Meetings disclosed on the EU Transparency Register, last 6 months

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No lobby meetings recorded for Ruth FIRMENICH in the last 6 months on the EU Transparency Register.

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About Ruth FIRMENICH

Ruth Firmenich represents Germany in the European Parliament as a member of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, a left-wing party founded in 2024 by former Die Linke politician Sahra Wagenknecht that combines left-wing economic policies with more conservative positions on immigration and cultural issues. Firmenich sits with the Non-attached Members, a political group consisting of MEPs who do not belong to any of the main European political families, often representing parties with nationalist, populist, or ideologically distinct positions that do not align with established EU parliamentary groups. Firmenich serves a full term in the current European Parliament session, representing German voters who supported the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance's alternative approach to European politics.

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Methodology

Attendance is calculated based on roll-call votes in plenary sessions of the European Parliament. Committee votes are excluded. Abstaining counts as present; not voting counts as absent. Sittings for which the Parliament officially excused a Member (Rule 162, illness, family, official mission, or maternity) are credited, not counted as absences. Notable votes are selected based on significance, close outcomes, and high participation.