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The cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas

China95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "china"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"china" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169857Source: 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: China
✓Strong political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (540 for, 23 against, 47 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

540

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

517 votes

Turnout (cast)

610

Absent

113

Participation rate

84.4%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 153Against 0Abstain 1Absent 34

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 1Abstain 0Absent 24

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 4Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 9Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 10Absent 10

NI30 MEPs

For 6Against 18Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 18Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France73
Germany66
Italy56
Spain49
Poland45

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 3Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 8Abstain 13Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 8Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 5Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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