← Votes·2026-06-18

Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso

Vote ID 194630Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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 “Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso”. EPP, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (263 for, 269 against, 25 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

263

Against

269

Abstain

Margin of victory

6 votes

Turnout (cast)

557

Absent

152

Participation rate

78.6%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 6 votes. 152 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (152) was larger than the 6-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 43 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
S&Dhad 29 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
PfEhad 26 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
ECRhad 17 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
Renewhad 14 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
Greens-EFAhad 8 absent MEPs (margin was 6)
Lefthad 8 absent MEPs (margin was 6)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

France (20 absent)Germany (20 absent)Italy (14 absent)Hungary (12 absent)Romania (12 absent)Spain (11 absent)Greece (8 absent)Poland (8 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 136Against 3Abstain 0Absent 43

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 102Abstain 0Absent 29

ECR81 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew76 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 21Against 16Abstain 21Absent 26

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
France35
Poland23
Greece11
Sweden10

Most against

Italy34
Spain28
Netherlands20
Romania12
Bulgaria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 5Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 35Against 24Abstain 0Absent 20

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 29Abstain 0Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy73 MEPs

For 19Against 34Abstain 6Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 19Abstain 3Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 28Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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