← Votes·2020-01-16

Nigeria, notably the recent terrorist attacks

Vote ID 112065Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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 “Nigeria, notably the recent terrorist attacks”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (568 for, 38 against, 5 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

568

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

530 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 156Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D132 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew96 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 60Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 56Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR59 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI42 MEPs

For 30Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

The Left37 MEPs

For 3Against 32Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
France64
Italy64
Poland46
Spain43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark13 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France74 MEPs

For 64Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 5Abstain 1Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy73 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland51 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania32 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain53 MEPs

For 43Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden20 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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