← Votes·2023-01-19

The situation of journalists in Morocco, notably the case of Omar Radi

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "morocco"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Media Freedom65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "journalist"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 152265Source: 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
✓High-interest topic: Media Freedom
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 of journalists in Morocco, notably the case of Omar Radi”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, EPP, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (356 for, 32 against, 42 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

356

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

324 votes

Turnout (cast)

430

Absent

275

Participation rate

61.0%

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

By political group

S&D136 MEPs

For 90Against 17Abstain 0Absent 29

Renew100 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 1Absent 24

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE65 MEPs

For 26Against 12Abstain 9Absent 18

ECR64 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 8Absent 17

EPP179 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 17Absent 144

The Left37 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 3Absent 20

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy50
Germany48
France36
Poland29
Netherlands22

Most against

Spain17

Divided delegations

Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 4Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 14Abstain 0Absent 29

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 14Absent 34

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 25

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 5Absent 18

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Spain59 MEPs

For 15Against 17Abstain 0Absent 27

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

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