← Votes·2025-02-13

Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular

Human Rights84%★

Confidence: 84%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "human rights"
title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "nicaragua"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 171890Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 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 “Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular”. ECR, PfE, EPP, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (194 for, 225 against, 19 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

194

Against

225

Abstain

Margin of victory

31 votes

Turnout (cast)

438

Absent

282

Participation rate

60.8%

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

By political group

S&D135 MEPs

For 13Against 90Abstain 0Absent 32

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

PfE81 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 0Absent 9

EPP185 MEPs

For 27Against 3Abstain 9Absent 146

The Left45 MEPs

For 7Against 27Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN26 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 8Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy50
France32
Poland22
Czech Republic11
Slovenia4

Most against

Germany32
Spain26
Netherlands18
Sweden12
Portugal11

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
France
Hungary
Latvia
Romania
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 9

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 8

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France82 MEPs

For 32Against 29Abstain 0Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 32Abstain 8Absent 42

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 19

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Italy76 MEPs

For 50Against 4Abstain 0Absent 22

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 18Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 3Absent 24

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 23

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 11Against 26Abstain 0Absent 23

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

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