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The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "belarus"

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 169543Source: 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: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus”. EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (255 for, 316 against, 23 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

255

Against

316

Abstain

Margin of victory

61 votes

Turnout (cast)

594

Absent

127

Participation rate

82.4%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 106Against 26Abstain 10Absent 46

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 103Abstain 6Absent 24

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 5Abstain 1Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 2Absent 8

PfE77 MEPs

For 53Against 5Abstain 2Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland40
Italy35
Spain27
Romania16
Czech Republic11

Most against

Germany56
France40
Netherlands18
Portugal17
Sweden13

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Italy
Lithuania
Malta
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic20 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 5Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 40Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 56Abstain 4Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 5Absent 10

Hungary20 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 30Abstain 1Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 40Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 27Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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