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The Media freedom crackdown in Myanmar, notably the cases of Htet Htet Khine, Sithu Aung Myint and Nyein Nyein Aye

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "myanmar"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Media Freedom65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "media freedom"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 148928Source: 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: Media Freedom
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “The Media freedom crackdown in Myanmar, notably the cases of Htet Htet Khine, Sithu Aung Myint and Nyein Nyein Aye”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (505 for, 22 against, 40 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

505

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

483 votes

Turnout (cast)

567

Absent

137

Participation rate

80.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 139Against 0Abstain 2Absent 38

S&D136 MEPs

For 114Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

Renew101 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR62 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 4Absent 12

PfE67 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 22Absent 22

The Left37 MEPs

For 24Against 2Abstain 7Absent 4

NI44 MEPs

For 24Against 2Abstain 5Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany69
France54
Spain47
Poland45
Italy37

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 4Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

France79 MEPs

For 54Against 13Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 69Against 5Abstain 0Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 18Absent 21

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 2Absent 10

Sweden20 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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