← Votes·2023-02-16

The inhuman imprisonment conditions of Alexei Navalny

Vote ID 153059Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many 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+7 / 10

Group division+6 / 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 “The inhuman imprisonment conditions of Alexei Navalny”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (497 for, 17 against, 33 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

497

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

480 votes

Turnout (cast)

547

Absent

158

Participation rate

77.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 138Against 0Abstain 1Absent 40

S&D136 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 0Absent 31

Renew100 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR64 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 1Absent 11

PfE65 MEPs

For 27Against 6Abstain 13Absent 19

The Left37 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 10Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 6Absent 23

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
Italy55
France48
Poland47
Spain44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 2Absent 5

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 3Abstain 10Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 7Abstain 5Absent 26

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 1Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 4Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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