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The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 549
- Against
- 21
- Abstained
- 37
roll-call vote at 13:10 · 90% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2024-0054
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus, condemning systematic repression since the 2020 presidential election.§1: source passage in the text The text urges Belarusian authorities to release all political prisoners and arbitrarily detained persons, and to respect detainees' human rights.§1: source passage in the text It also calls on the EU and member states to support prisoners and their families, and expresses concern about Interpol warrant abuse.§1: source passage in the text Parliament asks for the resolution to be forwarded to EU institutions, member states, Serbia, and other bodies.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Divided: ESN
- The Left For 37 for, 1 against, 1 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 116 for, 1 against, 1 abstainedof 138
- Renew For 69 for, 3 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 150 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 197
- ECR For 65 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- Patriots For 47 for, 0 against, 12 abstainedof 91
- ESN Divided 5 for, 3 against, 15 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 10 for, 11 against, 8 abstainedof 32
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
21 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (37 of 39). Against: 1, Abstained: 1
João Oliveira (Portugal, against), Pernando Barrena Arza (Spain, abstained)
S&D voted for (116 of 118). Against: 1, Abstained: 1
Isilda Gomes (Portugal, against), Lucia Annunziata (Italy, abstained)
Renew voted for (69 of 72). Against: 3
Ana Vasconcelos (Portugal), Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (Ireland), Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu (Romania)
EPP voted for (150 of 151). Against: 1
Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz (Poland)
ECR voted for (65 of 66). Against: 1
Gheorghe Piperea (Romania)
Patriots voted for (47 of 59). Abstained: 12
Anders Vistisen (Denmark), António Tânger Corrêa (Portugal), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands), Barbara Bonte (Belgium), Gerolf Annemans (Belgium)
7 more from Patriots
Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands), Rachel Blom (Netherlands), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands), Thierry Mariani (France), Tiago Moreira De Sá (Portugal), Tom Vandendriessche (Belgium), Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.