← Votes·2023-03-15

Further repression against the people of Belarus, in particular the cases of Andrzej Poczobut and Ales Bialiatski

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

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Vote ID 153764Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Further repression against the people of Belarus, in particular the cases of Andrzej Poczobut and Ales Bialiatski”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (557 for, 25 against, 40 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

557

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

532 votes

Turnout (cast)

622

Absent

Participation rate

88.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 158Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew100 MEPs

For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR64 MEPs

For 56Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE65 MEPs

For 26Against 9Abstain 19Absent 11

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 11Abstain 10Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 9Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
Italy63
France52
Spain50
Poland46

Most against

Hungary9

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 52Against 1Abstain 19Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 8Abstain 3Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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