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The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "niger"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "arbitrary detention"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 189129Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (524 for, 2 against, 29 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

524

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

522 votes

Turnout (cast)

555

Absent

163

Participation rate

77.3%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 143Against 0Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

Renew78 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 1Absent 20

PfE84 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 6Absent 27

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 14Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 8Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany75
France54
Italy54
Poland42
Spain41

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

Germany95 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 7Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 1Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 54Against 1Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 4Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 6Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

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