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New wave of mass arrests in Belarus of opposition activists and their family members
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 459
- Against
- 14
- Abstained
- 33
roll-call vote at 12:03 · 91% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-9-2024-0129
How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Abstained: Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 8 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 44
- Greens For 22 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 53
- S&D For 48 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 36 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 73 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 184
- ECR For 22 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 84
- Patriots Abstained 4 for, 0 against, 13 abstainedof 85
- ESN Abstained 0 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 1 for, 3 against, 1 abstainedof 28
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
Nobody voted differently from a clear line of their group.
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.