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The human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the Xinjiang police files

Human Rights64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 145673Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the Xinjiang police files”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (513 for, 1 against, 14 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

513

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

512 votes

Turnout (cast)

528

Absent

177

Participation rate

74.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 144Against 0Abstain 0Absent 35

S&D136 MEPs

For 102Against 0Abstain 2Absent 32

Renew101 MEPs

For 82Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR63 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE67 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 1Absent 23

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 7Absent 18

The Left38 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
France59
Italy56
Spain48
Poland40

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 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 1Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 30

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 4Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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