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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 141817Source: 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
✓Some 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+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Increasing repression in Russia, including the case of Alexey Navalny”. EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (249 for, 269 against, 8 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

249

Against

269

Abstain

Margin of victory

20 votes

Turnout (cast)

526

Absent

179

Participation rate

74.6%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 20 votes. 179 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (179) was larger than the 20-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

S&Dhad 41 absent MEPs (margin was 20)
EPPhad 38 absent MEPs (margin was 20)
PfEhad 31 absent MEPs (margin was 20)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

France (33 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 137Against 4Abstain 0Absent 38

S&D136 MEPs

For 3Against 91Abstain 1Absent 41

Renew101 MEPs

For 8Against 76Abstain 1Absent 16

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR63 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15

PfE67 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 1Absent 31

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 26Abstain 1Absent 9

NI44 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 3Absent 20

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy40
Poland36
Czech Republic12
Austria10
Belgium8

Most against

Germany46
France35
Spain31
Netherlands14
Romania13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 8Against 35Abstain 3Absent 33

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 46Abstain 0Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 18Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 14Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 36Against 6Abstain 1Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 31Abstain 0Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

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Close vote analysis

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

By political group

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Individual MEP positions

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