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Mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 519
- Against
- 2
- Abstained
- 50
roll-call vote at 12:07 · 91% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0584
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on the mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including the attack on St Mary's Catholic School in Papiri.§1: source passage in the text The text calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all students and staff still held captive.§1: source passage in the text It urges Nigerian authorities to ensure security, uphold human rights, tackle impunity, and combat terrorist groups.§1: source passage in the text Parliament also asks the EU and its member states to raise these concerns in dialogue with Nigeria.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Abstained: Greens
- The Left For 36 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens Abstained 4 for, 0 against, 39 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 99 for, 1 against, 4 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 59 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 152 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 67 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 58 for, 0 against, 4 abstainedof 87
- ESN For 21 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 23 for, 0 against, 1 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
16 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens abstained (39 of 43). For: 4
Alexandra Geese (Germany), Daniel Freund (Germany), Markéta Gregorová (Czechia), Sergey Lagodinsky (Germany)
S&D voted for (99 of 104). Against: 1, Abstained: 4
Lara Wolters (Netherlands, abstained), Marianne Vind (Denmark, against), Marit Maij (Netherlands, abstained), Mohammed Chahim (Netherlands, abstained), Thijs Reuten (Netherlands, abstained)
Renew voted for (59 of 60). Against: 1
Raquel García Hermida-Van der Walle (Netherlands)
Patriots voted for (58 of 62). Abstained: 4
Anders Vistisen (Denmark), Barbara Bonte (Belgium), Gerolf Annemans (Belgium), Tom Vandendriessche (Belgium)
ESN voted for (21 of 23). Abstained: 2
Milan Mazurek (Slovakia), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (4 rejected) and 3 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 1 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.