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Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 374
- Against
- 53
- Abstained
- 163
roll-call vote at 12:20 · 63% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0064
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro took power on 10 January 2025, which it calls a usurpation of the presidency.§1: source passage in the text The text condemns the regime as illegitimate and reiterates recognition of Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate president-elect, urging that he should have been sworn in.§1: source passage in the text Parliament calls for strengthened sanctions against Maduro and his circle, and for the release of political prisoners and an end to repression.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: The Left; Abstained: Greens, Patriots, ESN; Divided: ECR
- The Left Against 2 for, 30 against, 7 abstainedof 47
- Greens Abstained 0 for, 3 against, 42 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 107 for, 0 against, 6 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 67 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 158 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 193
- ECR Divided 31 for, 1 against, 31 abstainedof 80
- Patriots Abstained 7 for, 0 against, 52 abstainedof 91
- ESN Abstained 0 for, 2 against, 19 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 2 for, 17 against, 4 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
29 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (30 of 39). For: 2, Abstained: 7
Anja Hazekamp (Netherlands, abstained), Carola Rackete (Germany, abstained), Hanna Gedin (Sweden, for), Jonas Sjöstedt (Sweden, for), Jussi Saramo (Finland, abstained)
4 more from The Left
Li Andersson (Finland, abstained), Merja Kyllönen (Finland, abstained), Per Clausen (Denmark, abstained), Sebastian Everding (Germany, abstained)
Greens abstained (42 of 45). Against: 3
Ana Miranda Paz (Spain), Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain)
S&D voted for (107 of 113). Abstained: 6
Kristian Vigenin (Bulgaria), Lara Wolters (Netherlands), Maria Grapini (Romania), Marit Maij (Netherlands), Mohammed Chahim (Netherlands)
1 more from S&D
Thijs Reuten (Netherlands)
EPP voted for (158 of 160). Abstained: 2
Branko Grims (Slovenia), Tomáš Zdechovský (Czechia)
Patriots abstained (52 of 59). For: 7
Anna Bryłka (Poland), António Tânger Corrêa (Portugal), Nikola Bartůšek (Czechia), Pierre Pimpie (France), Séverine Werbrouck (France)
2 more from Patriots
Tiago Moreira De Sá (Portugal), Tomasz Buczek (Poland)
ESN abstained (19 of 21). Against: 2
Petar Volgin (Bulgaria), Siegbert Frank Droese (Germany)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 amendments (1 adopted, 4 rejected) and 15 parts of the text voted on separately (13 adopted, 2 rejected). 5 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.