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The situation in Myanmar

Foreign Affairs75%★
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title contains non-EU country "myanmar"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 127974Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
57
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Some 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+15 / 15
Rebel votes+4 / 10
Group division+0 / 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 Myanmar”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (667 for, 1 against, 27 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
667
Against
1
Abstain
27
Margin of victory
666 votes
Turnout (cast)
695
Absent
10
Participation rate
98.6%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 173Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
S&D136 MEPs
For 135Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Renew101 MEPs
For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
PfE67 MEPs
For 61Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 56Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 37Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany82
  • France79
  • Italy75
  • Spain57
  • Poland50
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 82Against 0Abstain 11Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
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
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 25Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 57Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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