← Votes·2026-01-22

Case of Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic

Vote ID 184066Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 “Case of Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (582 for, 0 against, 35 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

582

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

582 votes

Turnout (cast)

617

Absent

102

Participation rate

85.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 168Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 12Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 13Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 7Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany78
France73
Italy64
Spain53
Poland46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 7Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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