← Votes·2026-04-30

Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "venezuela"

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Vote ID 192366Source: 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+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (49 for, 504 against, 20 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

Against

504

Abstain

Margin of victory

455 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 2Against 136Abstain 0Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 110Abstain 3Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 3Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 57Abstain 6Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 4Against 40Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 3Absent 17

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia7

Most against

Germany69
France62
Italy55
Poland46
Spain44

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 6Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 69Abstain 3Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 55Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 46Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 2Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 44Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

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