← 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 194640Source: 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
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (135 for, 366 against, 60 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

135

Against

366

Abstain

Margin of victory

231 votes

Turnout (cast)

561

Absent

148

Participation rate

79.1%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 19Against 121Abstain 2Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 105Abstain 0Absent 29

ECR81 MEPs

For 29Against 1Abstain 35Absent 16

Renew76 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 6Absent 25

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left44 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 8Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland20
Czech Republic7
Slovakia7
Cyprus1

Most against

Germany61
Spain39
France35
Italy27
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 7

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 6Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 22Against 35Abstain 4Absent 18

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 61Abstain 5Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy73 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 8Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 3Absent 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 8Against 21Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 8Abstain 17Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 4Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 2Against 39Abstain 7Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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