← 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 194644Source: 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+7 / 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 “Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich”. 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 (504 for, 4 against, 55 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

504

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

500 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 142Against 0Abstain 0Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

ECR81 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

Renew76 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 6Absent 26

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left44 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 12Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 18Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 18Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany61
France60
Italy51
Spain47
Poland44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 1Absent 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 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 61Against 1Abstain 18Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 6Absent 8

Hungary20 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy73 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 9Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

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

Individual MEP positions

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