← 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 136130Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many 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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (506 for, 29 against, 139 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

506

Against

Abstain

139

Margin of victory

477 votes

Turnout (cast)

674

Absent

Participation rate

95.7%

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

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 171Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

S&D136 MEPs

For 111Against 9Abstain 5Absent 11

Renew101 MEPs

For 97Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 32Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 55Absent 5

ECR63 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 12Absent 5

The Left38 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 22Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy67
Spain49
Poland48
Germany47
Romania33

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 43Absent 2

Germany95 MEPs

For 47Against 9Abstain 33Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 7Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 67Against 1Abstain 5Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 7Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

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