← 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 169594Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. Renew and PfE voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (132 for, 362 against, 113 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

132

Against

362

Abstain

113

Margin of victory

230 votes

Turnout (cast)

607

Absent

114

Participation rate

84.2%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 0Against 148Abstain 0Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 87Absent 26

Renew79 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 3Absent 10

PfE77 MEPs

For 37Against 30Abstain 1Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 1Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 24Abstain 11Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 4Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France50
Austria8
Belgium8
Denmark8

Most against

Germany56
Italy45
Poland44
Spain37
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Denmark
Estonia
Ireland
Portugal
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 6Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 3Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic20 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 2Absent 4

France82 MEPs

For 50Against 14Abstain 10Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 9Against 56Abstain 11Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 4Absent 9

Hungary20 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 3Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 17Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 6Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 8Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 1Against 37Abstain 14Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 8Absent 0

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