← Votes·2026-06-18

Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso

Vote ID 194634Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and PfE voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (94 for, 397 against, 69 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

397

Abstain

Margin of victory

303 votes

Turnout (cast)

560

Absent

149

Participation rate

79.0%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 0Against 142Abstain 0Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 104Abstain 1Absent 29

ECR81 MEPs

For 1Against 59Abstain 4Absent 17

Renew76 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 21Against 25Abstain 13Absent 25

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 41Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 30Against 2Abstain 5Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France31
Slovakia7

Most against

Italy45
Germany44
Spain43
Poland38
Netherlands24

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 8Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 3Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 4Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 31Against 23Abstain 7Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 44Abstain 14Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 9Against 45Abstain 4Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 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 38Abstain 5Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 43Abstain 3Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 3Absent 1

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