← Votes·2026-06-18

Political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "nicaragua"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "political prisoner"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 194628Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera”. S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, Renew, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (186 for, 336 against, 37 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

186

Against

336

Abstain

Margin of victory

150 votes

Turnout (cast)

559

Absent

150

Participation rate

78.8%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 0Against 137Abstain 3Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 3Abstain 2Absent 28

ECR81 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 4Absent 16

Renew76 MEPs

For 5Against 57Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 14Absent 26

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left44 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 11Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 3Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy28
Spain24
Sweden11
Finland6
Croatia5

Most against

Germany51
Poland39
France36
Netherlands18
Bulgaria12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Estonia
Finland
France
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 10Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 36Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 51Abstain 1Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 4Absent 9

Hungary20 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 28Against 26Abstain 6Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 10Against 18Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 39Abstain 3Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 3Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 23Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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