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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 194556Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+15 / 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 “Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba”. S&D, PfE, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, Renew, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (267 for, 245 against, 47 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

267

Against

245

Abstain

Margin of victory

22 votes

Turnout (cast)

559

Absent

150

Participation rate

78.8%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 22 votes. 150 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (150) was larger than the 22-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 41 absent MEPs (margin was 22)
S&Dhad 27 absent MEPs (margin was 22)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

France (28 absent)

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 7Against 134Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 0Abstain 2Absent 27

ECR81 MEPs

For 14Against 28Abstain 23Absent 16

PfE84 MEPs

For 34Against 24Abstain 6Absent 20

Renew76 MEPs

For 25Against 36Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 3Absent 16

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France45
Germany38
Italy28
Netherlands15
Sweden11

Most against

Poland39
Spain27
Portugal12
Greece10
Romania10

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 6Abstain 0Absent 28

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 33Abstain 8Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 28Against 13Abstain 18Absent 14

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 15Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 39Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 4Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 27Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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