← Votes·2021-10-07

Human rights situation in Myanmar, including the situation of religious and ethnic groups

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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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 136127Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓High participation
✓Some 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+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 “Human rights situation in Myanmar, including the situation of religious and ethnic groups”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (647 for, 2 against, 31 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

647

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

645 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 0Abstain 0Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 129Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew101 MEPs

For 99Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 8Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR63 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 5Absent 4

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 9Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
France77
Italy73
Spain57
Poland51

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany95 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 10Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 1Absent 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 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 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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