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Russia’s undemocratic presidential elections and their illegitimate extension to the occupied territories

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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Democracy64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "elections"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169151Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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 “Russia’s undemocratic presidential elections and their illegitimate extension to the occupied territories”. ECR voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (84 for, 408 against, 25 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.

Result analysis

For

Against

408

Abstain

Margin of victory

324 votes

Turnout (cast)

517

Absent

188

Participation rate

73.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 15Against 120Abstain 1Absent 43

S&D136 MEPs

For 4Against 88Abstain 4Absent 40

Renew100 MEPs

For 3Against 79Abstain 2Absent 16

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 55Abstain 0Absent 15

ECR65 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 2Absent 18

PfE64 MEPs

For 16Against 20Abstain 6Absent 22

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 2Absent 13

NI46 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 4Absent 21

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland23

Most against

Germany68
France59
Spain48
Italy22
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Estonia
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 3Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 3Against 68Abstain 7Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 17

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 22Abstain 0Absent 37

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 15Abstain 4Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 1Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 2Against 48Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

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