← Votes·2019-07-18

The situation in Venezuela

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "venezuela"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 108532Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The situation in Venezuela”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (426 for, 78 against, 82 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

426

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

348 votes

Turnout (cast)

586

Absent

Participation rate

86.4%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 144Against 0Abstain 1Absent 28

S&D133 MEPs

For 100Against 6Abstain 10Absent 17

Renew95 MEPs

For 83Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 9Against 28Abstain 22Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 31Against 3Abstain 18Absent 12

ECR59 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 5Absent 11

NI43 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 12Absent 7

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 8Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy45
Poland40
Germany38
Spain38
France35

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Germany
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark13 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

France74 MEPs

For 35Against 14Abstain 22Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 27Abstain 15Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 6Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy73 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 14Absent 14

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 7Absent 2

Poland51 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania32 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain54 MEPs

For 38Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden20 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

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