← Votes·2020-09-16

The situation in Belarus

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "belarus"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 117110Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 Belarus”. EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (361 for, 307 against, 21 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

361

Against

307

Abstain

Margin of victory

54 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

97.7%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 171Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 6Against 118Abstain 6Absent 6

Renew101 MEPs

For 93Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 9Against 60Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 15Against 47Abstain 4Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 51Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

NI44 MEPs

For 13Against 21Abstain 9Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 37Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland44
Romania21
Czech Republic18
Hungary16
Belgium14

Most against

Germany58
Italy46
France43
Spain29
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 31Against 43Abstain 5Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 58Abstain 0Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 46Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 25Against 29Abstain 4Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

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