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Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 510
- Against
- 1
- Abstained
- 86
roll-call vote at 13:43 · 85% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0356
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the massacre in Kawel village, Nigeria, and the ongoing persecution of Christians there.§1: source passage in the text It calls on the Nigerian Government to investigate and prosecute those responsible and to reinforce counter-terrorism operations, including against Fulani militants.§1: source passage in the text Parliament also urges Nigeria to address the situation of internally displaced persons and asks the EU Special Envoy for freedom of religion to pay attention to the issue.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Abstained: The Left, Greens
- The Left Abstained 10 for, 0 against, 26 abstainedof 45
- Greens Abstained 2 for, 0 against, 47 abstainedof 53
- S&D For 110 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 67 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 157 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 184
- ECR For 65 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 84
- Patriots For 57 for, 0 against, 5 abstainedof 86
- ESN For 25 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 17 for, 0 against, 8 abstainedof 28
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
18 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left abstained (26 of 36). For: 10
Carolina Morace (Italy), Danilo Della Valle (Italy), Dario Tamburrano (Italy), Gaetano Pedulla' (Italy), Giuseppe Antoci (Italy)
5 more from The Left
Mario Furore (Italy), Pasquale Tridico (Italy), Per Clausen (Denmark), Valentina Palmisano (Italy), Younous Omarjee (France)
Greens abstained (47 of 49). For: 2
Daniel Freund (Germany), Sergey Lagodinsky (Germany)
ECR voted for (65 of 66). Against: 1
Jadwiga Wiśniewska (Poland)
Patriots voted for (57 of 62). Abstained: 5
Hermann Tertsch (Spain), Jorge Martín Frías (Spain), Majbritt Birkholm (Denmark), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Spain)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (8 rejected) and 4 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 3 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.