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10th anniversary of the detention of jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai in China
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 546
- Against
- 3
- Abstained
- 44
roll-call vote at 13:11 · 92% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0433
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the 10th anniversary of the detention of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai in China, calling for his immediate and unconditional release.§1: source passage in the text The text reiterates demands for China to comply with international obligations, ensuring access to family, legal representation, consular officials, and medical care.§1: source passage in the text It also condemns China's pattern of human rights violations and urges that the case be raised in EU-China dialogues.§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 35 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 45 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 99 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 61 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 171 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 63 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 58 for, 0 against, 8 abstainedof 88
- ESN Abstained 3 for, 2 against, 19 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 11 for, 1 against, 15 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
15 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
ECR voted for (63 of 65). Abstained: 2
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania)
Patriots voted for (58 of 66). Abstained: 8
Anders Vistisen (Denmark), Anna Bryłka (Poland), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria)
3 more from Patriots
Petra Steger (Austria), Roman Haider (Austria), Tomasz Buczek (Poland)
ESN abstained (19 of 24). For: 3, Against: 2
Markus Buchheit (Germany, for), Petar Volgin (Bulgaria, against), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, for), Sarah Knafo (France, for), Stanislav Stoyanov (Bulgaria, against)
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How it got here
6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.