← Votes·2024-09-19

Situation in Venezuela

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "venezuela"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169592Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 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 “Situation in Venezuela”. EPP, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (274 for, 311 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

274

Against

311

Abstain

Margin of victory

37 votes

Turnout (cast)

608

Absent

113

Participation rate

84.3%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 146Against 0Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 91Abstain 17Absent 25

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 5Against 66Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE77 MEPs

For 41Against 25Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 1Absent 6

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 24Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland46
Italy36
Spain29
Romania14
Czech Republic12

Most against

France57
Germany51
Netherlands18
Belgium13
Slovakia13

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 10Against 57Abstain 6Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 51Abstain 3Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary20 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 28Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 4Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 25Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 5Absent 0

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