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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 171564Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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 “Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025”. ECR, PfE, ESN and EPP voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (148 for, 285 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

148

Against

285

Abstain

Margin of victory

137 votes

Turnout (cast)

456

Absent

264

Participation rate

63.3%

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

By political group

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 114Abstain 1Absent 20

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 70Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 2Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 6Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 10Absent 4

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 4Absent 173

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland23
Czech Republic9
Latvia5
Hungary2
Croatia1

Most against

Germany44
France33
Italy30
Spain27
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
France
Italy
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 33Abstain 2Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 5Against 44Abstain 9Absent 38

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 6

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 30Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 1Absent 25

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 1Absent 17

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 27Abstain 0Absent 26

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

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