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Hong Kong, notably the cases of Jimmy Lai and the 45 activists recently convicted under the national security law
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 473
- Against
- 23
- Abstained
- 98
roll-call vote at 12:13 · 80% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2024-0212
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on Hong Kong, focusing on the cases of Jimmy Lai and 45 activists convicted under the national security law.§1: source passage in the text The text condemns their imprisonment and demands their immediate and unconditional release, along with all others detained for exercising freedoms.§1: source passage in the text It also urges the repeal of the national security laws and calls for sanctions against Hong Kong and Chinese officials.§1: source passage in the text Parliament asks the EU to monitor human rights abuses and review the status of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Abstained: ESN; Divided: The Left, Patriots
- The Left Divided 7 for, 13 against, 16 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 48 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 115 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 138
- Renew For 63 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 150 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 196
- ECR For 63 for, 0 against, 5 abstainedof 78
- Patriots Divided 22 for, 1 against, 40 abstainedof 91
- ESN Abstained 0 for, 0 against, 23 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 5 for, 9 against, 10 abstainedof 30
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
9 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted for (48 of 51). Abstained: 3
Ana Miranda Paz (Spain), Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain)
EPP voted for (150 of 151). Abstained: 1
Ilia Lazarov (Bulgaria)
ECR voted for (63 of 68). Abstained: 5
Adrian-George Axinia (Romania), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Fernand Kartheiser (Luxembourg), Galato Alexandraki (Greece), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (Romania)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted). 5 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.