← Votes·2026-06-18

Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso

Vote ID 194629Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓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+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (99 for, 407 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.

Result analysis

For

Against

407

Abstain

Margin of victory

308 votes

Turnout (cast)

553

Absent

156

Participation rate

78.0%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 1Against 138Abstain 1Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 100Abstain 3Absent 30

ECR81 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew76 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 37Absent 26

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 3Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany56
Spain42
Italy40
Poland39
France28

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 5Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 2Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 12Against 28Abstain 21Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 56Abstain 0Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 13Against 40Abstain 6Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 5Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 2Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 42Abstain 1Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

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