← Votes·2023-04-20

Repression in Russia, in particular the cases of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Aleksei Navalny

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"russia" is a non-EU country topic

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 154564Source: 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: Russia
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Repression in Russia, in particular the cases of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Aleksei 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 (508 for, 14 against, 31 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

508

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

494 votes

Turnout (cast)

553

Absent

152

Participation rate

78.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 139Against 0Abstain 0Absent 40

S&D136 MEPs

For 106Against 0Abstain 0Absent 30

Renew100 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR65 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 27Against 4Abstain 17Absent 16

The Left37 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 4Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 8Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Italy56
Spain52
France48
Poland40

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 17Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 7Abstain 2Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 1Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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