← Votes·2026-06-18

Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso

Vote ID 194632Source: 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”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (51 for, 439 against, 72 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

439

Abstain

Margin of victory

388 votes

Turnout (cast)

562

Absent

147

Participation rate

79.3%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 1Against 140Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 104Abstain 1Absent 28

ECR81 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew76 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 17Absent 25

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 35Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 29Against 1Abstain 7Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 12Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany57
France50
Italy46
Poland41
Spain37

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 8Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 4Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 11Against 50Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 5Against 57Abstain 18Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 10Against 46Abstain 3Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 3Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 4Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 37Abstain 6Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 5Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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