← Votes·2025-12-18

Mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri

Vote ID 182965Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (216 for, 333 against, 14 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

216

Against

333

Abstain

Margin of victory

117 votes

Turnout (cast)

563

Absent

156

Participation rate

78.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 52Against 87Abstain 5Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 102Abstain 1Absent 31

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 8Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Italy30
Spain23
Poland21
Czech Republic14

Most against

Germany63
Netherlands18
Portugal15
Belgium13
Denmark12

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 27Abstain 1Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 16Against 63Abstain 5Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 4Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 17

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 29Abstain 0Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 21Abstain 1Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 23Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

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