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10th anniversary of the detention of jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai in China

China95%★

Confidence: 95%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title mentions "china"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Foreign Affairs75%

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

"china" is a non-EU country topic

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 179776Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: China
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “10th anniversary of the detention of jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai in China”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour. NI and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (546 for, 3 against, 44 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

546

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

543 votes

Turnout (cast)

593

Absent

127

Participation rate

82.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 168Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 98Against 0Abstain 0Absent 37

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14

PfE82 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 8Absent 17

Renew79 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 15Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 18Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France72
Germany65
Italy59
Spain50
Poland43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 18Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 5Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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