← Votes·2026-06-18

Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "cuba"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 194555Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (264 for, 289 against, 12 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

264

Against

289

Abstain

Margin of victory

25 votes

Turnout (cast)

565

Absent

144

Participation rate

79.7%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 25 votes. 144 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (144) was larger than the 25-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 42 absent MEPs (margin was 25)
S&Dhad 28 absent MEPs (margin was 25)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 3Against 137Abstain 0Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 0Abstain 2Absent 28

ECR81 MEPs

For 2Against 58Abstain 4Absent 17

PfE84 MEPs

For 26Against 38Abstain 0Absent 20

Renew76 MEPs

For 26Against 35Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left44 MEPs

For 37Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France50
Slovakia12
Sweden11
Austria9
Portugal9

Most against

Germany46
Poland38
Italy32
Spain25
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 10Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 46Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 3Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 26Against 32Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 38Abstain 3Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 4Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

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