← Votes·2023-10-05

Egypt, in particular the sentencing of Hisham Kassem

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

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title contains non-EU country "egypt"

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Vote ID 158941Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+6 / 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 “Egypt, in particular the sentencing of Hisham Kassem”. S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left, EPP, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (379 for, 30 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

379

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

349 votes

Turnout (cast)

440

Absent

265

Participation rate

62.4%

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

By political group

S&D136 MEPs

For 103Against 0Abstain 0Absent 33

Renew100 MEPs

For 82Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 8Absent 8

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

PfE64 MEPs

For 19Against 21Abstain 7Absent 17

The Left37 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

EPP179 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 8Absent 149

NI46 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 5Absent 16

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy50
Germany48
France37
Spain35
Poland31

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 4Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 37Against 19Abstain 0Absent 23

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 7Abstain 1Absent 40

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 2Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 2Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 31Against 2Abstain 0Absent 19

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Spain59 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 4Absent 20

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

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