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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 171579Source: 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+2 / 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”. ECR, PfE and EPP voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (134 for, 283 against, 27 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

134

Against

283

Abstain

Margin of victory

149 votes

Turnout (cast)

444

Absent

276

Participation rate

61.7%

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

By political group

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 104Abstain 4Absent 27

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 3Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 1Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 3Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 4Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 9Absent 4

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 3Absent 179

Country angle

Most in favour

France31
Poland23
Czech Republic10
Latvia4
Hungary2

Most against

Germany47
Italy30
Spain27
Netherlands18
Belgium13

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 3Absent 9

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 25Abstain 2Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 9Absent 40

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 6

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 30Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 5Absent 24

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 1Absent 17

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 27Abstain 0Absent 26

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 2Absent 6

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