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The continuing repression of the democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus

Foreign Affairs75%★
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title contains non-EU country "belarus"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Human Rights64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "repression"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Human Rights →
Vote ID 150747Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
32
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓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+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 continuing repression of the democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (513 for, 11 against, 42 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
11
Abstain
42
Margin of victory
502 votes
Turnout (cast)
566
Absent
138
Participation rate
80.4%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 140Against 0Abstain 0Absent 39
S&D136 MEPs
For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26
Renew100 MEPs
For 87Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
PfE65 MEPs
For 23Against 6Abstain 23Absent 13
ECR64 MEPs
For 45Against 0Abstain 5Absent 14
NI45 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 12Absent 14
The Left37 MEPs
For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany72
  • Italy55
  • France46
  • Poland44
  • Spain44
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland14 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
France79 MEPs
For 46Against 0Abstain 17Absent 16
Germany96 MEPs
For 72Against 8Abstain 0Absent 16
Greece21 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 7
Hungary21 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 11Absent 4
Ireland13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy75 MEPs
For 55Against 1Abstain 0Absent 19
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Poland52 MEPs
For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
Portugal21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Romania33 MEPs
For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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