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Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, military build-up on Ukraine's border and Russian attack in the Czech Republic

Russia95%★
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "russia"
  • title mentions "russian"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Ukraine95%
Confidence: 95%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title mentions "ukraine"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Foreign Affairs75%
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • "ukraine" is a non-EU country topic
  • "russia" is a non-EU country topic
  • "russian" is a non-EU country topic
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Defence & Security66%
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "military"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 130845Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
76
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High-interest topic: Ukraine
  • ✓Some 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+6 / 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 “Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, military build-up on Ukraine's border and Russian attack in the Czech Republic”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (569 for, 67 against, 46 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
569
Against
67
Abstain
46
Margin of victory
502 votes
Turnout (cast)
682
Absent
23
Participation rate
96.7%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 166Against 0Abstain 10Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 117Against 1Abstain 8Absent 10
Renew101 MEPs
For 99Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 67Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 37Against 26Abstain 3Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 55Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 21Against 15Abstain 4Absent 4
The Left38 MEPs
For 5Against 17Abstain 15Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Italy74
  • Germany72
  • Spain53
  • Poland50
  • France45
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 45Against 23Abstain 10Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 72Against 18Abstain 3Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 10Against 3Abstain 6Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 23Against 1Abstain 4Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 53Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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