← 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 195749Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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 “Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. Greens-EFA and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (510 for, 1 against, 86 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

510

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

509 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 158Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

S&D111 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Renew69 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ECR67 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE69 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7

Greens/EFA48 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 46Absent 0

The Left36 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 26Absent 0

NI25 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 8Absent 0

ESN25 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
France55
Italy51
Poland46
Spain40

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Belgium18 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia10 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus3 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

France69 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 12Absent 2

Germany90 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 21Absent 4

Greece15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary15 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy54 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands28 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland48 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain53 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 12Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

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