← Votes·2026-06-18

Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso

Vote ID 194631Source: 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
✓Some 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+12 / 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”. PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (143 for, 375 against, 39 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

143

Against

375

Abstain

Margin of victory

232 votes

Turnout (cast)

557

Absent

152

Participation rate

78.6%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 1Against 139Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 99Abstain 0Absent 32

ECR81 MEPs

For 1Against 59Abstain 4Absent 17

Renew76 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 35Against 12Abstain 11Absent 26

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 20Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France32

Most against

Germany44
Spain42
Poland39
Italy38
Netherlands24

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Greece
Luxembourg
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 3Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 5Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 32Against 27Abstain 1Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 44Abstain 13Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy73 MEPs

For 19Against 38Abstain 1Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 39Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 42Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 3Absent 1

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