← Votes·2025-01-23

Case of Jean-Jacques Wondo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Vote ID 171595Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Case of Jean-Jacques Wondo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”. S&D, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (272 for, 290 against, 46 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

272

Against

290

Abstain

Margin of victory

18 votes

Turnout (cast)

608

Absent

112

Participation rate

84.4%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 18 votes. 112 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (112) was larger than the 18-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 23 absent MEPs (margin was 18)
PfEhad 22 absent MEPs (margin was 18)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 158Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 117Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew79 MEPs

For 9Against 61Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 7Against 56Abstain 2Absent 17

PfE81 MEPs

For 42Against 6Abstain 11Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 5Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 7Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 20Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France49
Spain31
Sweden15
Portugal12
Austria10

Most against

Poland40
Germany38
Italy34
Netherlands13
Romania13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 3Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 49Against 19Abstain 2Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 38Abstain 15Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 34Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 13Abstain 8Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 40Abstain 4Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 13Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 31Against 20Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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