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Decision

Further repression against the democratic forces in Venezuela: attacks on presidential candidate María Corina Machado

Effect
Adopted
Result
446 for · 21 against · 32 abstained roll call
Date
8 February 2024, 12:32
Kind
Resolution
More facts (8)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Dossier
2024-2549
Source
Motion for a resolution
Votes
6 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by
Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call)
Final vote
164381
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 446 for, 21 against, 32 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

5 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; The Left and ESN split.

Groups

Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
GroupForAgainstAbst.Majority lineClear lineBar
The LeftFor 2Against 3Abst. 3Majority line TieClear line Divided
GreensFor 19Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
S&DFor 46Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 36Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 74Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 22Against 0Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
PatriotsFor 12Against 0Abst. 10Majority line ForClear line Divided
ESNFor 0Against 1Abst. 1Majority line TieClear line Divided
No groupFor 1Against 1Abst. 0Majority line TieClear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

The breakdown by country is not available right now.

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

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All votes on this decision, 6

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Final vote on the motion for a resolution RC-B9-0097/2024 – Motion for a resolution Roll call446 for, 21 against, 32 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP, Renew
2Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0097/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
3Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0100/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
Show the other 5 votesShow the other 3 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0097/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
3Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0100/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0104/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
5Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0107/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
6Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0111/2024 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Renew, EPP.

Text

The text voted on.

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2549(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Further repression against the democratic forces in Venezuela: attacks on presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado

Parliament adopted the text on 8 February 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 3 steps of the dossier
  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 8 February 2024 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

No connections found for this decision.

Sources & citation

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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Further repression against the democratic forces in Venezuela: attacks on presidential candidate María Corina Machado”. Decision, 8 February 2024. votingId 164381, document B-9-2024-0111, reference 2024-2549. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-08/10 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 8 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-08-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 8 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-08-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-08, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-02-08/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-02-08-10,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Further repression against the democratic forces in Venezuela: attacks on presidential candidate María Corina Machado}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-02-08},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-08/10}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-08/10},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 164381, document B-9-2024-0111, reference 2024-2549. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-08-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-08-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-08 (CC BY 4.0)}
}