← Votes·2026-07-09

Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre

Human Rights64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "persecution"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 195736Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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 “Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre”. 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, 412 against, 8 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

412

Abstain

Margin of victory

235 votes

Turnout (cast)

597

Absent

Participation rate

96.6%

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

By political group

EPP167 MEPs

For 10Against 149Abstain 1Absent 7

S&D111 MEPs

For 0Against 108Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew69 MEPs

For 1Against 66Abstain 0Absent 2

ECR67 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE69 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 0

The Left36 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 7Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland24
Czech Republic11
Slovakia7
Latvia4
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany67
Spain46
France35
Italy31
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia10 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 30Against 35Abstain 1Absent 3

Germany90 MEPs

For 13Against 67Abstain 6Absent 4

Greece15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy54 MEPs

For 23Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland48 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal19 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania27 MEPs

For 7Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain53 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

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