← Votes·2026-02-12

Post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine

Vote ID 185279Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓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+7 / 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 “Post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (418 for, 89 against, 66 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

418

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

329 votes

Turnout (cast)

573

Absent

146

Participation rate

79.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 143Against 1Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 51Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 6Against 48Abstain 7Absent 23

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 8Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
Spain43
France35
Italy32
Poland25

Most against

Hungary1

Divided delegations

France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 5Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 26Abstain 0Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 19Abstain 2Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 8Abstain 16Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 18Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 3Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 7Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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