← Votes·2026-06-18

Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso

Vote ID 194636Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour. NI and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (476 for, 11 against, 75 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

476

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

465 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 142Against 0Abstain 0Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 2Abstain 0Absent 28

ECR81 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 1Absent 17

Renew76 MEPs

For 61Against 1Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 22Absent 26

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 17Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 13Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 22Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France59
Germany59
Italy48
Spain47
Poland39

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 5Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 1Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 20Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 9Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 5Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 6Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 2Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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