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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 171568Source: 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, 294 against, 12 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

294

Abstain

Margin of victory

146 votes

Turnout (cast)

454

Absent

266

Participation rate

63.1%

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

By political group

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 114Abstain 0Absent 19

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 1Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 1Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 4Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 4Absent 4

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 178

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland23
Czech Republic8
Latvia4
Hungary2
Croatia1

Most against

Germany47
France35
Italy29
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 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 9

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 35Abstain 1Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 7Against 47Abstain 5Absent 37

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 6

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 29Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 18Abstain 1Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 1Absent 25

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 18

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 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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