EuropeScopeEU
← Votes·2025-10-22

Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections

Foreign Affairs75%★
Confidence: 75%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title contains non-EU country "belarus"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Foreign Affairs →
Corruption65%
Confidence: 65%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "fraud"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Corruption →
Democracy64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "elections"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Democracy →
Vote ID 179917Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
39
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓High-interest topic: Corruption
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
Show full breakdown
Topic importance+10 / 15
Turnout+4 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections”. PfE, ECR, 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 (183 for, 402 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.

Result analysis

For
183
Against
402
Abstain
16
Margin of victory
219 votes
Turnout (cast)
601
Absent
118
Participation rate
83.6%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 23Against 128Abstain 5Absent 29
S&D135 MEPs
For 2Against 111Abstain 0Absent 22
Renew78 MEPs
For 1Against 70Abstain 0Absent 7
PfE83 MEPs
For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18
ECR82 MEPs
For 63Against 2Abstain 0Absent 17
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5
The Left45 MEPs
For 0Against 38Abstain 1Absent 6
NI29 MEPs
For 9Against 4Abstain 9Absent 7
ESN27 MEPs
For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Poland42
  • Czech Republic12
Most against
  • Germany64
  • Spain39
  • France37
  • Italy36
  • Netherlands21
Divided delegations
  • France
  • Italy
  • Latvia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2
Belgium22 MEPs
For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 6
Croatia12 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 12Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2
Denmark15 MEPs
For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland15 MEPs
For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0
France81 MEPs
For 32Against 37Abstain 1Absent 11
Germany96 MEPs
For 17Against 64Abstain 1Absent 14
Greece21 MEPs
For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3
Hungary21 MEPs
For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15
Ireland14 MEPs
For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2
Italy76 MEPs
For 26Against 36Abstain 0Absent 14
Latvia9 MEPs
For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 7Against 21Abstain 0Absent 3
Poland53 MEPs
For 42Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6
Portugal21 MEPs
For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3
Romania33 MEPs
For 4Against 19Abstain 0Absent 10
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 9Against 39Abstain 0Absent 12
Sweden21 MEPs
For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…

Download & share