← Votes·2026-06-18

Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "belarus"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "political prisoner"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 194639Source: 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 “Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich”. ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (177 for, 369 against, 17 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

177

Against

369

Abstain

Margin of victory

192 votes

Turnout (cast)

563

Absent

146

Participation rate

79.4%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 20Against 121Abstain 0Absent 41

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 108Abstain 0Absent 27

ECR81 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew76 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left44 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 8Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland37
Italy26
Czech Republic11
Slovakia7
Latvia4

Most against

Germany60
Spain39
France36
Netherlands21
Sweden17

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 36Abstain 0Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 60Abstain 5Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy73 MEPs

For 26Against 26Abstain 8Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 37Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 39Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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