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Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali

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Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "mali"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 177608Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+12 / 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 “Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali”. EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (275 for, 262 against, 16 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

275

Against

262

Abstain

Margin of victory

13 votes

Turnout (cast)

553

Absent

167

Participation rate

76.8%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 13 votes. 167 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (167) was larger than the 13-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 54 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
S&Dhad 28 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
PfEhad 24 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
ECRhad 20 absent MEPs (margin was 13)
Renewhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 13)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (21 absent)Italy (19 absent)Spain (17 absent)France (15 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 121Against 7Abstain 3Absent 54

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 106Abstain 1Absent 28

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 1Absent 20

PfE81 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 0Absent 12

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 10Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland40
France35
Czech Republic12
Romania12
Austria9

Most against

Germany35
Italy30
Spain26
Netherlands14
Belgium12

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

France82 MEPs

For 35Against 31Abstain 1Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 35Abstain 7Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 30Abstain 0Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 40Against 4Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 17Against 26Abstain 0Absent 17

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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