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Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 567
- Against
- 25
- Abstained
- 66
roll-call vote at 12:43 · 86% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0058
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus, condemning repression and electoral fraud.§1: source passage in the text MEPs demand the release of all political prisoners, new free elections under international observation, and broader EU sanctions against those responsible.§1: source passage in the text They also call for accountability for crimes and support for democratic forces and civil society.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Divided: The Left, ESN
- The Left Divided 18 for, 0 against, 21 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 51 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 125 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 71 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 178 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 66 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 80
- Patriots For 52 for, 0 against, 23 abstainedof 91
- ESN Divided 3 for, 6 against, 14 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 3 for, 18 against, 5 abstainedof 29
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
27 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
S&D voted for (125 of 126). Against: 1
Birgit Sippel (Germany)
ECR voted for (66 of 69). Abstained: 3
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Fernand Kartheiser (Luxembourg), Waldemar Tomaszewski (Lithuania)
Patriots voted for (52 of 75). Abstained: 23
Anders Vistisen (Denmark), András László (Hungary), Annamária Vicsek (Hungary), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands), Csaba Dömötör (Hungary)
18 more from Patriots
Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Enikő Győri (Hungary), Ernő Schaller-Baross (Hungary), Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria), György Hölvényi (Hungary), Harald Vilimsky (Austria), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands), Pál Szekeres (Hungary), Petra Steger (Austria), Rachel Blom (Netherlands), Roman Haider (Austria), Sebastiaan Stöteler (Netherlands), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands), Tamás Deutsch (Hungary), Thierry Mariani (France), Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands), Viktória Ferenc (Hungary)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 adopted) and 5 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted, 2 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.