← Votes·2025-01-22

Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections 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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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 171461Source: 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: Democracy
✓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+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus”. EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (429 for, 205 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

429

Against

205

Abstain

Margin of victory

224 votes

Turnout (cast)

657

Absent

Participation rate

91.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 172Against 0Abstain 2Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 15Against 111Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 7Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 48Abstain 3Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 36Abstain 1Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 6Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France49
Germany48
Poland46
Italy38
Spain30

Most against

Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 49Against 25Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 35Abstain 2Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 29Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 10Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 27Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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