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Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 562
- Against
- 1
- Abstained
- 33
roll-call vote at 13:14 · 94% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0417
AI:What this decision does
This resolution concerns post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya, following the general elections in which the Electoral Commission of Zambia declared President Hichilema the winner.§1: source passage in the text Parliament adopted the text as its official position, strongly condemning the violent crackdowns and police abuses surrounding the elections.§1: source passage in the text Parliament urges the Zambian authorities to end arbitrary arrests and detention, ensure detainees have access to lawyers, families and medical care, and bring them before independent and impartial courts.§1: source passage in the text It also calls for investigations into the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya, and asks the EU and its member states to raise the situation with the Zambian authorities and support civil society and journalists.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 35 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 44
- Greens For 47 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 53
- S&D For 113 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 66 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 156 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 184
- ECR For 72 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 84
- Patriots For 44 for, 0 against, 17 abstainedof 85
- ESN For 19 for, 0 against, 5 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 10 for, 1 against, 10 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
23 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
ECR voted for (72 of 73). Abstained: 1
Kristoffer Storm (Denmark)
Patriots voted for (44 of 61). Abstained: 17
Anna Bryłka (Poland), Barbara Bonte (Belgium), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria)
12 more from Patriots
Gerolf Annemans (Belgium), Harald Vilimsky (Austria), Majbritt Birkholm (Denmark), Marieke Ehlers (Netherlands), Mieke Andriese (Netherlands), Petra Steger (Austria), Rachel Blom (Netherlands), Roman Haider (Austria), Sebastian Kruis (Netherlands), Tom Vandendriessche (Belgium), Tomasz Buczek (Poland), Ton Diepeveen (Netherlands)
ESN voted for (19 of 24). Abstained: 5
Ivan David (Czechia), Marcin Sypniewski (Poland), Siegbert Frank Droese (Germany), Stanisław Tyszka (Poland), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary)
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How it got here
5 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.