← Votes·2022-09-15

Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "nicaragua"

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Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 148245Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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 “Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (538 for, 16 against, 28 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

538

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

522 votes

Turnout (cast)

582

Absent

123

Participation rate

82.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 146Against 0Abstain 0Absent 33

S&D136 MEPs

For 117Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Renew101 MEPs

For 83Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

ECR63 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 5Absent 13

PfE67 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 6Absent 18

NI44 MEPs

For 24Against 5Abstain 4Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 10Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany85
France70
Poland47
Italy43
Spain41

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 4Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 5Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 1Absent 32

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 5Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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