← Votes·2023-06-15

The torture and criminal prosecution of Ukrainian minors Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov by the Russian Federation

Russia95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "russian"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Ukraine95%

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "ukrainian"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"ukrainian" is a non-EU country topic
"russian" 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 "torture"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 156428Source: 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: Ukraine
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+2 / 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 “The torture and criminal prosecution of Ukrainian minors Tihran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov by the Russian Federation”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (425 for, 3 against, 15 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

425

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

422 votes

Turnout (cast)

443

Absent

262

Participation rate

62.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 0Absent 68

S&D136 MEPs

For 80Against 0Abstain 0Absent 56

Renew100 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 31

ECR65 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

PfE64 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 3Absent 28

The Left37 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 2Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 7Absent 21

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France53
Germany52
Poland42
Italy41
Spain40

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

France79 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 1Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 5Absent 39

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 1Absent 34

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

Poland52 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

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