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The situation of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico

Foreign Affairs75%★
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title contains non-EU country "mexico"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Media Freedom65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "journalist"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Media Freedom →
Human Rights64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "human rights"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Human Rights →
Vote ID 140889Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
72
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High-interest topic: Media Freedom
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓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+7 / 10
Group division+10 / 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 of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour. Left and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (607 for, 2 against, 73 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
607
Against
2
Abstain
73
Margin of victory
605 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 174Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
S&D136 MEPs
For 131Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Renew101 MEPs
For 97Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
PfE67 MEPs
For 34Against 0Abstain 31Absent 2
ECR63 MEPs
For 57Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 29Against 1Abstain 12Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 22Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany77
  • Italy74
  • Poland52
  • France51
  • Spain50
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2
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 18Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
France79 MEPs
For 51Against 0Abstain 28Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 77Against 0Abstain 14Absent 5
Greece21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
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 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 24Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 6Absent 3
Sweden21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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