← Votes·2022-05-05

Threats to stability, security and democracy in Western and Sahelian Africa

Vote ID 143173Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Threats to stability, security and democracy in Western and Sahelian Africa”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (471 for, 53 against, 76 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

471

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

418 votes

Turnout (cast)

600

Absent

105

Participation rate

85.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 142Against 6Abstain 3Absent 28

S&D136 MEPs

For 109Against 1Abstain 1Absent 25

Renew101 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE67 MEPs

For 2Against 28Abstain 26Absent 11

ECR63 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 41Absent 10

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 9Abstain 5Absent 8

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
Spain52
France50
Italy37
Romania21

Most against

Hungary9

Divided delegations

Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 15Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 8Abstain 2Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 1Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 3Abstain 25Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 25Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

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