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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

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Democracy64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "elections"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 179949Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Corruption
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (476 for, 42 against, 65 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

476

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

434 votes

Turnout (cast)

583

Absent

136

Participation rate

81.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 131Against 1Abstain 10Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 1Absent 27

Renew78 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 13Against 26Abstain 25Absent 18

PfE83 MEPs

For 52Against 4Abstain 7Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 10Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 12Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France69
Germany62
Italy41
Spain41
Netherlands26

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 3Abstain 16Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 20Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 19Abstain 2Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 2Absent 17

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 3Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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