← 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 194641Source: 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+10 / 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”. PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (93 for, 437 against, 22 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

437

Abstain

Margin of victory

344 votes

Turnout (cast)

552

Absent

157

Participation rate

77.9%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 2Against 138Abstain 0Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 105Abstain 0Absent 30

ECR81 MEPs

For 12Against 46Abstain 5Absent 18

Renew76 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 37Against 14Abstain 6Absent 27

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left44 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 8Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia7

Most against

Germany58
Spain41
Italy39
Poland39
France35

Divided delegations

France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 1Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 35Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 58Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary20 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy73 MEPs

For 11Against 39Abstain 8Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 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 2Against 28Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 39Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 7Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 3Absent 1

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