← Votes·2020-01-16

The situation in Venezuela after the illegal election of the new National Assembly Presidency and Bureau

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "venezuela"

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Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 112048Source: 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
✓Institutional decision
✓Some political group division
✓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+8 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 after the illegal election of the new National Assembly Presidency and Bureau”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE and ECR voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (448 for, 88 against, 75 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

448

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

360 votes

Turnout (cast)

611

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP172 MEPs

For 155Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

S&D132 MEPs

For 100Against 1Abstain 15Absent 16

Renew96 MEPs

For 83Against 1Abstain 3Absent 9

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 6Against 46Abstain 11Absent 4

PfE64 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 16Absent 7

ECR59 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 7Absent 3

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 9Absent 1

NI42 MEPs

For 11Against 11Abstain 13Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany50
Italy47
Poland47
Spain39
France31

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

France
Germany
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria17 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Croatia11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark13 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 31Against 18Abstain 20Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 50Against 27Abstain 5Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 8Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy73 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 14Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Poland51 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania32 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain53 MEPs

For 39Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden20 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

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