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Case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 549
- Against
- 2
- Abstained
- 41
roll-call vote at 13:14 · 93% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0393
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the case of Victoire Ingabire, a Rwandan opposition leader arrested in June 2025 on subversion charges.§1: source passage in the text The text calls for her immediate release and that of other Dalfa-Umurinzi members and journalists held on abusive charges.§1: source passage in the text It urges the EU and member states to raise the crackdown on political opposition with Rwanda and to halt cooperation on critical raw materials until Rwanda stops interfering in the DRC.§1: source passage in the text Parliament also asks the Commission to suspend financial support to Rwandan justice institutions involved in human rights violations.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Abstained: ESN
- The Left For 30 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 43 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 105 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 61 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 164 for, 2 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 68 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 60 for, 0 against, 6 abstainedof 89
- ESN Abstained 4 for, 0 against, 21 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 14 for, 0 against, 13 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
13 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
EPP voted for (164 of 166). Against: 2
Angelika Winzig (Austria), Kinga Kollár (Hungary)
ECR voted for (68 of 69). Abstained: 1
Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania)
Patriots voted for (60 of 66). Abstained: 6
Anders Vistisen (Denmark), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands), Rachel Blom (Netherlands), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands)
1 more from Patriots
Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands)
ESN abstained (21 of 25). For: 4
Ivan David (Czechia), Marc Jongen (Germany), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania), Sarah Knafo (France)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (3 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.