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Situation in Venezuela
Adopted by a clear majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 309
- Against
- 201
- Abstained
- 12
roll-call vote at 13:35 · 59% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2024-0027
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Venezuela, condemning the electoral fraud in the 28 July presidential election and not recognising the proclaimed victory of Nicolás Maduro.§1: source passage in the text It acknowledges Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate president of Venezuela and calls on the EU and member states to recognise him.§1: source passage in the text The resolution also urges targeted sanctions against regime officials, the release of political prisoners, and support for International Criminal Court investigations.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Against: The Left, Greens, S&D; Divided: ESN
- The Left Against 0 for, 38 against, 1 abstainedof 47
- Greens Against 0 for, 47 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D Against 5 for, 87 against, 5 abstainedof 138
- Renew For 1 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 149 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 197
- ECR For 69 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- Patriots For 66 for, 1 against, 1 abstainedof 91
- ESN Divided 14 for, 4 against, 5 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 5 for, 24 against, 0 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
13 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (38 of 39). Abstained: 1
Sebastian Everding (Germany)
S&D voted against (87 of 97). For: 5, Abstained: 5
André Franqueira Rodrigues (Portugal, for), Carla Tavares (Portugal, for), Christel Schaldemose (Denmark, abstained), Francisco Assis (Portugal, for), Isilda Gomes (Portugal, for)
5 more from S&D
Lucia Annunziata (Italy, abstained), Marianne Vind (Denmark, abstained), Matthias Ecke (Germany, abstained), Niels Fuglsang (Denmark, abstained), Sérgio Gonçalves (Portugal, for)
Patriots voted for (66 of 68). Against: 1, Abstained: 1
Anders Vistisen (Denmark, abstained), Filip Turek (Czechia, against)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (1 adopted, 3 rejected) and 30 parts of the text voted on separately (25 adopted, 4 rejected, 1 lapsed). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.