← Votes·2022-11-23

Situation in Libya

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "libya"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

View all votes on Foreign Affairs →

Vote ID 150117Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

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

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Situation in Libya”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (454 for, 130 against, 54 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

454

Against

130

Abstain

Margin of victory

324 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

90.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 144Against 2Abstain 11Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew100 MEPs

For 88Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE65 MEPs

For 0Against 58Abstain 2Absent 5

ECR64 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 30Absent 5

NI45 MEPs

For 16Against 18Abstain 3Absent 8

The Left37 MEPs

For 11Against 19Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
Spain46
France44
Italy34
Romania29

Most against

Hungary11

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 21Abstain 7Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 14Abstain 2Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy75 MEPs

For 34Against 30Abstain 4Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 23Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…