← Votes·2022-10-20

The situation in Burkina Faso following the coup d’état

Vote ID 149743Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 situation in Burkina Faso following the coup d’état”. Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (114 for, 426 against, 23 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

114

Against

426

Abstain

Margin of victory

312 votes

Turnout (cast)

563

Absent

133

Participation rate

80.9%

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

By political group

EPP176 MEPs

For 0Against 136Abstain 0Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 9Against 89Abstain 8Absent 29

Renew100 MEPs

For 0Against 84Abstain 3Absent 13

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 60Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR62 MEPs

For 3Against 48Abstain 3Absent 8

PfE65 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 15

NI44 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 5Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany50
France47
Poland43
Italy39
Spain35

Divided delegations

Belgium
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 20Against 47Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 24Against 50Abstain 1Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy67 MEPs

For 11Against 39Abstain 10Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 3Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 35Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

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