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The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia

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 "political prisoner"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 165934Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Russia
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (474 for, 38 against, 29 abstentions).

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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.

Result analysis

For

474

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

436 votes

Turnout (cast)

541

Absent

164

Participation rate

76.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 132Against 7Abstain 0Absent 40

S&D136 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 0Absent 29

Renew100 MEPs

For 84Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 1Absent 19

PfE64 MEPs

For 15Against 22Abstain 6Absent 21

The Left38 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 13Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 6Absent 23

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Italy47
Poland43
France42
Spain41

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 22Abstain 1Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 4Abstain 9Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 2Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 29

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 4Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

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