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The case of Rocío San Miguel and General Hernández Da Costa, among other political prisoners in Venezuela

Effect
Adopted
Result
497 for · 22 against · 27 abstained roll call
Date
14 March 2024, 12:18
Kind
Resolution
More facts (8)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Dossier
2024-2618
Source
Motion for a resolution
Votes
6 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by
EPP (1 roll call)
Final vote
166706
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Result

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

Final vote: 497 for, 22 against, 27 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 The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; ESN mostly abstained.

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 5Against 4Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line Divided
GreensFor 27Against 1Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
S&DFor 57Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 36Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 74Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 20Against 0Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
PatriotsFor 18Against 0Abst. 3Majority line ForClear line For
ESNFor 1Against 0Abst. 3Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained
No groupFor 2Against 3Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear 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

The debate speakers are not available right now.

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 — text as a whole RC-B9-0179/2024 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) Roll call497 for, 22 against, 27 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP
2Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0179/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
3Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0181/2024 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 B9-0179/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
3Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0181/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0182/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
5Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0183/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
6Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0184/2024 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll call requested by EPP.

Text

The text voted on.

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2618(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 14 March 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 14 March 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

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “The case of Rocío San Miguel and General Hernández Da Costa, among other political prisoners in Venezuela”. Decision, 14 March 2024. votingId 166706, document B-9-2024-0184, reference 2024-2618. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/11 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 14 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-14-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 14 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-14-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-14, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-03-14/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-03-14-11,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{The case of Rocío San Miguel and General Hernández Da Costa, among other political prisoners in Venezuela}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-03-14},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/11}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/11},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 166706, document B-9-2024-0184, reference 2024-2618. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-14-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-14-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-14 (CC BY 4.0)}
}