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Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi

Media Freedom86%★

Confidence: 86%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "media freedom"
title/description contains "journalist"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "algeria"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 155449Source: 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-interest topic: Media Freedom
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 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 “Media freedom and freedom of expression in Algeria, the case of journalist Ihsane El-Kadi”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (536 for, 4 against, 18 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

536

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

532 votes

Turnout (cast)

558

Absent

147

Participation rate

79.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 140Against 0Abstain 0Absent 39

S&D136 MEPs

For 112Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

Renew100 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 4Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 4Absent 17

The Left37 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 4Absent 23

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
France64
Italy49
Poland46
Spain44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 64Against 2Abstain 0Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 2Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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