← Votes·2025-02-13

Continuing detention and risk of the death penalty for individuals in Nigeria charged with blasphemy, notably the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu

Human Rights64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "death penalty"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 171891Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Strong political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Continuing detention and risk of the death penalty for individuals in Nigeria charged with blasphemy, notably the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (73 for, 407 against, 67 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

Against

407

Abstain

Margin of victory

334 votes

Turnout (cast)

547

Absent

173

Participation rate

76.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 142Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 105Abstain 0Absent 30

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 49Absent 21

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 0Absent 20

PfE81 MEPs

For 35Against 9Abstain 11Absent 26

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 34Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN26 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 5Absent 12

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany60
Spain48
Italy35
France34
Netherlands23

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 7Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 25Against 34Abstain 5Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 60Abstain 1Absent 24

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 15

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 5Against 35Abstain 16Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 7Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 13Absent 14

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 2Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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