← Votes·2021-01-21

The human rights situation in Vietnam, in particular the case of human rights journalists Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Le Huu Minh Tuan

Media Freedom65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "journalist"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 127184Source: 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
✓High-interest topic: Media Freedom
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 human rights situation in Vietnam, in particular the case of human rights journalists Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Le Huu Minh Tuan”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (592 for, 32 against, 58 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

592

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

560 votes

Turnout (cast)

682

Absent

Participation rate

97.0%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 170Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

S&D136 MEPs

For 133Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Renew100 MEPs

For 97Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 39Against 10Abstain 16Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 52Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 25Against 8Abstain 9Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 22Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
Italy73
Spain52
Poland49
France45

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium20 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 27Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 13Abstain 3Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 52Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Sweden20 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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