← Votes·2020-09-17

Resolution on the situation in Russia: the poisoning of Alexei Navalny

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"russia" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 117274Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Strong political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Resolution on the situation in Russia: the poisoning of Alexei Navalny”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (532 for, 84 against, 72 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

532

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

448 votes

Turnout (cast)

688

Absent

Participation rate

97.6%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 169Against 4Abstain 5Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 120Against 3Abstain 7Absent 6

Renew101 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 11Against 50Abstain 5Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 11Absent 4

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 13Abstain 11Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 24Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
Spain53
Poland50
France46
Romania31

Most against

Italy29

Divided delegations

Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 46Against 23Abstain 10Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 14Abstain 6Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 8Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 29Abstain 19Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs