← Votes·2022-06-09

The instrumentalisation of justice as a repressive tool in Nicaragua

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "nicaragua"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 145672Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+6 / 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 instrumentalisation of justice as a repressive tool in Nicaragua”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (524 for, 17 against, 29 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

524

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

507 votes

Turnout (cast)

570

Absent

135

Participation rate

80.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 147Against 0Abstain 1Absent 31

S&D136 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 9Absent 27

Renew101 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 2Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR63 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 4Absent 10

PfE67 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 16Against 8Abstain 6Absent 8

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 8Abstain 7Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
France59
Italy44
Poland44
Spain44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 3Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 3Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 13Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 2Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 44Against 5Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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