← Votes·2025-04-03

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

Vote ID 175000Source: 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
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 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”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (46 for, 466 against, 14 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

466

Abstain

Margin of victory

420 votes

Turnout (cast)

526

Absent

193

Participation rate

73.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 138Abstain 1Absent 46

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 82Abstain 1Absent 51

PfE81 MEPs

For 6Against 56Abstain 1Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 0Absent 21

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 9Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany65
Poland48
Italy46
France40
Spain36

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 1Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 11Against 40Abstain 0Absent 31

Germany95 MEPs

For 4Against 65Abstain 6Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 46Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 36Abstain 1Absent 18

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

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