← Votes·2026-06-18

Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso

Vote ID 194635Source: 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
✓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+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”. Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (119 for, 407 against, 33 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

119

Against

407

Abstain

Margin of victory

288 votes

Turnout (cast)

559

Absent

150

Participation rate

78.8%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 2Against 140Abstain 0Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 99Abstain 3Absent 31

ECR81 MEPs

For 2Against 63Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew76 MEPs

For 0Against 61Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 39Abstain 19Absent 25

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia7

Most against

France47
Germany44
Spain41
Poland38
Italy37

Divided delegations

Finland
Germany
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 5Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 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 47Abstain 1Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 44Abstain 2Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 17Against 37Abstain 6Absent 13

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 6Against 24Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 38Abstain 5Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 41Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

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