Voting in the EU Parliament
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The normal requirement is a simple majority of votes. For co-decision and some of the assent procedures, an absolute majority of EP-members is required. An absolute majority is 393 out of 785 possible votes and will be 376 of 751 MEPs after 2009.
Future
The Lisbon Treaty proposes to change the number of seats in the Parliament to 751. An absolute majority would then require 376 votes.
