← Votes·2025-04-03

Prosecution of journalists in Cameroon, notably the cases of Amadou Vamoulké, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior, Tsi Conrad

Media Freedom65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "journalist"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Justice64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "prosecution"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 174972Source: 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: Media Freedom
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+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 “Prosecution of journalists in Cameroon, notably the cases of Amadou Vamoulké, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior, Tsi Conrad”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (418 for, 108 against, 59 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

418

Against

108

Abstain

Margin of victory

310 votes

Turnout (cast)

585

Absent

134

Participation rate

81.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 142Against 0Abstain 8Absent 35

S&D135 MEPs

For 112Against 2Abstain 0Absent 21

Renew79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 49Abstain 11Absent 20

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 39Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Spain45
France40
Italy38
Poland24

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 9Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 40Against 30Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany95 MEPs

For 67Against 14Abstain 1Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 6Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 6Abstain 17Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 3Abstain 16Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 6Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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