← Votes·2026-04-30

Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

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title contains non-EU country "venezuela"

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Vote ID 192373Source: 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
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (507 for, 31 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

507

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

476 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 138Against 0Abstain 0Absent 47

S&D135 MEPs

For 112Against 0Abstain 1Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 2Absent 13

PfE85 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 11Absent 19

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 9Absent 17

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 8Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
France65
Italy54
Poland44
Spain44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 6Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France81 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 6Abstain 4Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 54Against 7Abstain 2Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 7Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

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