Decision
Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- show of hands — no count
- Date
- 13 February 2025, 12:39
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Dossier
- 2025/2547(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 10 votes · 2 roll calls · 2 amendments
- Requested by
- Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Thursday 13 February 2025
- Final vote
- 171841
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Show of hands — no count
Adopted.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor NEGRESCU Romania | S&D | Speeches1 | 13 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS Spain | EPP | Speeches2 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Davor Ivo STIER Croatia | EPP | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Željana ZOVKO Croatia | EPP | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Tomasz FROELICH Germany | ESN | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Diana RIBA I GINER Spain | Greens | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
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| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ Spain | Renew | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Leire PAJÍN Spain | S&D | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Francisco ASSIS Portugal | S&D | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | no roll call |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE Spain | EPP | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | no roll call |
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON Spain | EPP | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Carlo FIDANZA Italy | ECR | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Gabriel MATO Spain | EPP | Speeches1 | 12 Feb 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
All votes on this decision, 10
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 RC-B10-0126/2025 – After § 2 – Am 2 | Roll call | 147 for, 395 against, 3 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 2 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 9 RC-B10-0126/2025 – § 9 – Am 1 | Roll call | 194 for, 225 against, 19 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 3 | Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Show of hands | Adopted |
Show the other 9 votesShow the other 7 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 9 RC-B10-0126/2025 – § 9 – Am 1 | Roll call | 194 for, 225 against, 19 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 3 | Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Show of hands | Adopted |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0126/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 5 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0128/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 6 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0130/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 7 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0131/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 8 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0132/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 9 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0134/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 10 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0135/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by Patriots, ESN.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution condemning systematic human rights violations by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, including persecution of the Catholic Church, and rejecting the 2025 constitutional reform as regressive.
The text calls on the EU and member states to ensure human rights guarantees for funds, support opposition and civil society in exile, and open International Criminal Court investigations into crimes against humanity.
It also demands triggering the Association Agreement's democratic clause, expanding sanctions to Ortega and his circle, and forwarding the resolution to EU bodies and international partners.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
This resolution condemns the Nicaraguan regime's systematic human rights violations and rejects its constitutional reform, which it says institutionalises a totalitarian regime.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2547(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 13 February 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 13 February 2025 (done)
- 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.
Show 12 connections: Running issue: Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua · Running issue: Religious freedom
Running issue: Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua
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Running issue: Religious freedom
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular”. Decision, 13 February 2025. votingId 171841, document B-10-2025-0126, reference 2025/2547(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-02-13/2 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 13 February 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-02-13-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-02-13, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-02-13/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-02-13-2,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-02-13},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-02-13/2}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-02-13/2},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 171841, document B-10-2025-0126, reference 2025/2547(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-02-13-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-02-13 (CC BY 4.0)}
}