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Increasing repression in Russia, including the case of Alexey Navalny

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"russia" is a non-EU country topic

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 141812Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Increasing repression in Russia, including the case of Alexey Navalny”. S&D, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and Renew voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (265 for, 237 against, 25 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

265

Against

237

Abstain

Margin of victory

28 votes

Turnout (cast)

527

Absent

178

Participation rate

74.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 11Against 134Abstain 0Absent 34

S&D136 MEPs

For 90Against 5Abstain 0Absent 41

Renew101 MEPs

For 7Against 79Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR63 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE67 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 6Absent 34

The Left38 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 16Absent 8

NI44 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 3Absent 23

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy46
Germany45
Poland29
Spain23
Czech Republic14

Most against

France28
Romania17
Bulgaria13
Portugal9
Austria8

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 17Against 28Abstain 2Absent 32

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 34Abstain 3Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 17

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 46Against 11Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 29Against 16Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 17Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 23Against 17Abstain 4Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

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