← Votes·2023-02-16

Violence against opposition activists in Equatorial Guinea, notably the case of Julio Obama Mefuman

Vote ID 153055Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 “Violence against opposition activists in Equatorial Guinea, notably the case of Julio Obama Mefuman”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (518 for, 6 against, 19 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

518

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

512 votes

Turnout (cast)

543

Absent

162

Participation rate

77.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 140Against 0Abstain 0Absent 39

S&D136 MEPs

For 104Against 0Abstain 0Absent 32

Renew100 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR64 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 4Absent 15

PfE65 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 7Absent 19

The Left37 MEPs

For 25Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 5Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
France60
Italy58
Poland44
Spain44

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 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 60Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 1Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 3Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

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