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EU political strategy on Latin America

Vote ID 179578Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “EU political strategy on Latin America”. EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (259 for, 269 against, 97 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

259

Against

269

Abstain

Margin of victory

10 votes

Turnout (cast)

625

Absent

Participation rate

86.8%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 10 votes. 95 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (95) was larger than the 10-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 26 absent MEPs (margin was 10)
S&Dhad 23 absent MEPs (margin was 10)
Lefthad 12 absent MEPs (margin was 10)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (12 absent)France (11 absent)Italy (11 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 120Against 25Abstain 14Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 68Against 23Abstain 21Absent 23

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 31Abstain 36Absent 6

PfE82 MEPs

For 2Against 62Abstain 12Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 48Against 20Abstain 3Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 8Against 36Abstain 4Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 2Absent 12

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 19Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
Spain41
Romania16
Sweden16
Denmark11

Most against

France66
Poland41
Belgium12
Hungary12
Austria9

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 4Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 3Against 66Abstain 2Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 32Abstain 4Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 16Abstain 39Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 11Abstain 5Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 6Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 11Abstain 2Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

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