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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 169153Source: 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: Russia
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+6 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (493 for, 11 against, 18 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

493

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

482 votes

Turnout (cast)

522

Absent

183

Participation rate

74.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 137Against 0Abstain 0Absent 42

S&D136 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 0Absent 40

Renew100 MEPs

For 84Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

PfE64 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 7Absent 22

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 5Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 5Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany75
France63
Spain51
Poland42
Italy39

Most against

Hungary5

Divided delegations

Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 2Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 4Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 37

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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