← Votes·2025-04-03

Targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – defending religious freedom and security

Vote ID 174841Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – defending religious freedom and security”. EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (502 for, 51 against, 6 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

502

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

451 votes

Turnout (cast)

559

Absent

160

Participation rate

77.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 144Against 0Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 80Against 7Abstain 2Absent 46

PfE81 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 0Absent 15

Renew79 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 1Absent 9

ESN26 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 2Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany69
France52
Italy50
Poland45
Spain37

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 52Against 8Abstain 0Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 69Against 9Abstain 1Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 50Against 8Abstain 0Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 37Against 6Abstain 0Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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