← Votes·2025-09-11

Case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda

Vote ID 178978Source: 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 national delegation divergence
✓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+10 / 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 “Case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda”. ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (166 for, 398 against, 30 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

166

Against

398

Abstain

Margin of victory

232 votes

Turnout (cast)

594

Absent

126

Participation rate

82.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 161Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 105Abstain 0Absent 30

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 2Abstain 4Absent 11

PfE82 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 6Absent 18

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 6Absent 16

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 12Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France34
Czech Republic9

Most against

Germany62
Spain48
Italy27
Poland24
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 23Abstain 1Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 62Abstain 2Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 27Abstain 13Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 48Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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