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Case of Boualem Sansal in Algeria

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "algeria"

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Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 171594Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Case of Boualem Sansal in Algeria”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. NI and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (533 for, 24 against, 48 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

533

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

509 votes

Turnout (cast)

605

Absent

115

Participation rate

84.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 161Against 2Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 1Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 10Absent 9

NI30 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 16Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 19Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
France61
Italy55
Spain48
Poland46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 61Against 4Abstain 2Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 4Abstain 19Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 6Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 55Against 8Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 2Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 48Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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