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The situation in Sri Lanka, in particular the arrests under the Prevention of Terrorism Act

Security64%★
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "terrorism"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 133931Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
60
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many 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+7 / 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 Sri Lanka, in particular the arrests under the Prevention of Terrorism Act”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (628 for, 15 against, 40 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
628
Against
15
Abstain
40
Margin of victory
613 votes
Turnout (cast)
683
Absent
22
Participation rate
96.9%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 171Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7
S&D136 MEPs
For 130Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Renew101 MEPs
For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE67 MEPs
For 34Against 9Abstain 22Absent 2
ECR63 MEPs
For 54Against 0Abstain 7Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 30Against 2Abstain 9Absent 3
The Left38 MEPs
For 36Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany84
  • Italy74
  • Spain59
  • France56
  • Poland49
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 56Against 0Abstain 21Absent 2
Germany96 MEPs
For 84Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0
Greece21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Ireland13 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 25Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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