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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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Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 171569Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many 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+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 “Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (521 for, 66 against, 14 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

521

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

455 votes

Turnout (cast)

601

Absent

119

Participation rate

83.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 153Against 3Abstain 1Absent 28

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 56Against 1Abstain 3Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 2Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 29Abstain 1Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 4Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France61
Germany61
Italy54
Poland47
Spain45

Most against

Greece7

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 61Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 17Abstain 4Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 54Against 9Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 5Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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