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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
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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 179918Source: official EP roll-call records
76
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • High-interest topic: Corruption
  • Strong political group division
  • High participation
  • Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+10 / 15
Turnout+4 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+12 / 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 “Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while NI voted mostly against. PfE, Left and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (458 for, 18 against, 84 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
458
Against
18
Abstain
84
Margin of victory
440 votes
Turnout (cast)
560
Absent
159
Participation rate
77.9%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 137Against 0Abstain 1Absent 47
S&D135 MEPs
For 104Against 0Abstain 1Absent 30
Renew78 MEPs
For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10
PfE83 MEPs
For 23Against 0Abstain 40Absent 20
ECR82 MEPs
For 59Against 0Abstain 1Absent 22
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
The Left45 MEPs
For 15Against 1Abstain 22Absent 7
NI29 MEPs
For 3Against 15Abstain 5Absent 6
ESN27 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 13Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany56
  • Italy49
  • Spain44
  • France42
  • Poland40
Most against

None.

Divided delegations
  • Slovakia
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 6Absent 3
Belgium22 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9
Croatia12 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
Denmark15 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland15 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
France81 MEPs
For 42Against 0Abstain 24Absent 15
Germany96 MEPs
For 56Against 5Abstain 16Absent 19
Greece21 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 7Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21
Ireland14 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
Italy76 MEPs
For 49Against 0Abstain 8Absent 19
Latvia9 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 6Absent 4
Poland53 MEPs
For 40Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12
Portugal21 MEPs
For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4
Romania33 MEPs
For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 44Against 0Abstain 4Absent 12
Sweden21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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