← 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 192369Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela”. S&D and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Left and NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (157 for, 329 against, 69 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

157

Against

329

Abstain

Margin of victory

172 votes

Turnout (cast)

555

Absent

164

Participation rate

77.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 131Abstain 0Absent 54

S&D135 MEPs

For 75Against 12Abstain 19Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 70Abstain 1Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 63Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE85 MEPs

For 25Against 28Abstain 10Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 19Absent 18

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 15Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France29
Portugal7
Austria6
Finland6
Croatia4

Most against

Germany53
Poland39
Italy35
Spain23
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Finland
France
Italy
Portugal
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 6Absent 5

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 29Against 21Abstain 12Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 53Abstain 9Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 4Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 35Abstain 8Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 18Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 39Abstain 7Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 2Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 3Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 3Absent 5

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 20Against 23Abstain 3Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

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