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Grave political situation in Guinea-Bissau after the coup of 26 November
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 535
- Against
- 0
- Abstained
- 42
roll-call vote at 12:07 · 93% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0586
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the military coup in Guinea-Bissau on 26 November 2025 and the interruption of the electoral process.§1: source passage in the text It calls for the immediate release of Domingos Simões Pereira and all detainees, and for the publication of the election results from 23 November.§1: source passage in the text Parliament urges a swift return to constitutional order, lifting restrictions on independent media, and structural reforms, especially of the security sector.§1: source passage in the text The resolution will be forwarded to the Council, the Commission, the EU's foreign policy chief, member states, ECOWAS, the African Union, the CPLP, and Guinea-Bissau's authorities.§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 36 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 43 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 104 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 60 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 151 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 68 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 54 for, 0 against, 12 abstainedof 87
- ESN Abstained 3 for, 0 against, 20 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 16 for, 0 against, 9 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).
The Left voted for (36 of 37). Abstained: 1
Marc Botenga (Belgium)
Patriots voted for (54 of 66). Abstained: 12
Anders Vistisen (Denmark), Auke Zijlstra (Netherlands), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria)
7 more from Patriots
Harald Vilimsky (Austria), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands), Mieke Andriese (Netherlands), Petra Steger (Austria), Roman Haider (Austria), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands), Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands)
ESN abstained (20 of 23). For: 3
Ivan David (Czechia), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania), Sarah Knafo (France)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.