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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 171462Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Democracy
✓Strong 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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while NI voted mostly against. Left and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (567 for, 25 against, 66 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

567

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

542 votes

Turnout (cast)

658

Absent

Participation rate

91.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 175Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 124Against 1Abstain 1Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 21Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 2Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 20Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 6Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 14Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France74
Germany66
Italy60
Spain53
Poland50

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 8Abstain 15Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 5Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 10Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 7Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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