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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 171577Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+0 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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, S&D, NI, ESN and EPP voted mostly in favour, while Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (210 for, 133 against, 26 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

210

Against

133

Abstain

Margin of victory

77 votes

Turnout (cast)

369

Absent

351

Participation rate

51.2%

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

By political group

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 69Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 4Against 35Abstain 2Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 12Against 21Abstain 4Absent 8

S&D135 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 7Absent 106

NI30 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 10Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

EPP185 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 3Absent 169

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy60
France33
Poland23
Czech Republic11
Spain10

Most against

Germany21
Netherlands16
Belgium9
Slovakia7
Ireland6

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany
Lithuania
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 14

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 3Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 7

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 23Abstain 0Absent 26

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 21Abstain 5Absent 53

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 2Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 7

Italy76 MEPs

For 60Against 1Abstain 1Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 16Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 1Absent 28

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 15

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 4Absent 20

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 43

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 2Absent 11

Individual MEP positions

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