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Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "belarus"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 174984Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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 “Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (477 for, 113 against, 15 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

477

Against

113

Abstain

Margin of victory

364 votes

Turnout (cast)

605

Absent

114

Participation rate

84.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 153Against 2Abstain 0Absent 30

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew79 MEPs

For 67Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 56Against 7Abstain 5Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 55Abstain 5Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 3Abstain 1Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Italy55
Poland47
Spain47
France37

Most against

Greece5

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 7Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 34Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 62Against 21Abstain 0Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 55Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 47Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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