← Votes·2023-06-15

The situation in Nicaragua

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "nicaragua"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 156414Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “The situation in Nicaragua”. EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (248 for, 252 against, 10 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

248

Against

252

Abstain

Margin of victory

4 votes

Turnout (cast)

510

Absent

195

Participation rate

72.3%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 4 votes. 195 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (195) was larger than the 4-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 49 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
S&Dhad 41 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
Renewhad 22 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
Greens-EFAhad 18 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
PfEhad 17 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
NIhad 17 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
ECRhad 15 absent MEPs (margin was 4)
Lefthad 14 absent MEPs (margin was 4)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (29 absent)Italy (22 absent)Greece (19 absent)France (16 absent)Spain (16 absent)Hungary (12 absent)Romania (9 absent)Denmark (8 absent)Poland (8 absent)Croatia (6 absent)Cyprus (6 absent)Slovakia (6 absent)Finland (5 absent)Netherlands (5 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 120Against 6Abstain 4Absent 49

S&D136 MEPs

For 11Against 84Abstain 0Absent 41

Renew100 MEPs

For 3Against 74Abstain 1Absent 22

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 0Absent 18

ECR65 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE64 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 11Abstain 5Absent 17

The Left37 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 0Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy48
Poland37
Romania14
Czech Republic10
Bulgaria8

Most against

Germany39
France38
Spain29
Netherlands15
Portugal13

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 22Against 38Abstain 3Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 39Abstain 1Absent 29

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 19

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 6Abstain 0Absent 22

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 37Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 14Against 29Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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