← Votes·2021-10-07

The situation in Belarus after one year of protests and their violent repression

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "belarus"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 136094Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 Belarus after one year of protests and their violent repression”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (634 for, 5 against, 41 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

634

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

629 votes

Turnout (cast)

680

Absent

Participation rate

96.6%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 173Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 128Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Renew101 MEPs

For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 19Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI44 MEPs

For 29Against 3Abstain 10Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 6Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany87
Italy73
Spain56
France55
Poland51

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 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 55Against 0Abstain 24Absent 0

Germany95 MEPs

For 87Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs