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Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025

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Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "venezuela"

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Vote ID 171563Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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 “Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (518 for, 41 against, 37 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

518

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

477 votes

Turnout (cast)

596

Absent

124

Participation rate

82.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 160Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 0Abstain 1Absent 21

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE81 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 5Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 59Against 2Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 2Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 27Abstain 3Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 8Absent 8

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 17Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
France63
Italy50
Poland47
Spain44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 63Against 8Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 2Abstain 19Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 3Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 50Against 9Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 5Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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