Decision

Russia’s undemocratic presidential elections and their illegitimate extension to the occupied territories

Effect: Adopted
Result: 493 for · 11 against · 18 abstained roll call
Date: 25 April 2024, 13:44–13:45
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0255
Dossier: 2024-2665
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 13 votes · 3 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 25 April 2024
Final vote: 169153

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0255
Dossier: 2024-2665
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 13 votes · 3 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 25 April 2024
Final vote: 169153

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Result

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Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected) and 5 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 4 rejected). 5 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

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

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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.
Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 7	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 23	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 47	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 34	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 80	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 21	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 12	Against 1	Abst. 5	Majority line For	Clear line For
ESN	For 2	Against 1	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line Divided
No group	For 1	Against 1	Abst. 1	Majority line Tie	Clear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

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Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

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All votes on this decision, 13

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.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Separate vote on paragraph 11	Counted	328 for, 154 against, 33 abstained Adopted
2	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 12	Show of hands	Rejected
3	Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 14 RC-B9-0253/2024 - Après le § 14 - Am 7	Roll call	84 for, 408 against, 25 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 12	Show of hands	Rejected
3	Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 14 RC-B9-0253/2024 - Après le § 14 - Am 7	Roll call	84 for, 408 against, 25 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 2, adding text after Recital C RC-B9-0253/2024 - Après le considérant C - Am 2	Roll call	100 for, 374 against, 34 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
5	Vote on text inserted after Recital C	Show of hands	Rejected
6	Vote on text inserted after Recital C	Show of hands	Rejected
7	Vote on text inserted after Recital C	Show of hands	Rejected
8	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B9-0253/2024 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)	Roll call	493 for, 11 against, 18 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
9	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0253/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
10	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0255/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
11	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0256/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
12	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0259/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed
13	Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0260/2024	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Renew, ECR.

Text

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Motion B-9-2024-0255

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Parliament denounces Russia's presidential elections of 15-17 March 2024 as undemocratic and condemns their extension to occupied Ukrainian territories, calling for EU measures and support for Russian dissidents.

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Dossier

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2024/2665(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Russia's undemocratic presidential elections and their illegitimate extension to the occupied territories

Parliament adopted the text on 25 April 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-25/11
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 25 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 25 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-25
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Russia’s undemocratic presidential elections and their illegitimate extension to the occupied territories”. Decision, 25 April 2024. votingId 169153, document B-9-2024-0255, reference 2024-2665. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-25/11 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 25 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-25-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 25 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-25-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-25, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-25/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-25-11,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Russia’s undemocratic presidential elections and their illegitimate extension to the occupied territories}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-25},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-25/11}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-25/11},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 169153, document B-9-2024-0255, reference 2024-2665. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-25-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-25-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-25 (CC BY 4.0)}
}