← 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 194642Source: 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+7 / 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”. EPP, ECR, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. S&D, Greens-EFA and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (366 for, 43 against, 148 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

366

Against

Abstain

148

Margin of victory

323 votes

Turnout (cast)

557

Absent

152

Participation rate

78.6%

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

By political group

EPP182 MEPs

For 142Against 0Abstain 0Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 95Absent 28

ECR81 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew76 MEPs

For 60Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 26

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 34Absent 11

The Left44 MEPs

For 1Against 34Abstain 2Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 5Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 12Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany52
Poland41
France38
Italy33
Spain26

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Belgium

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 4Absent 6

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 6Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 4Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 38Against 8Abstain 12Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 52Against 3Abstain 23Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary20 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy73 MEPs

For 33Against 9Abstain 18Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta5 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 10Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 6Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 3Abstain 19Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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