Decision
Democracy and human rights in Thailand, notably the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 482 for · 57 against · 68 abstained roll call
- Date
- 13 March 2025, 12:08
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2594(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 7 votes · 1 roll call
- Requested by
- Renew (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Thursday 13 March 2025
- Final vote
- 172995
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 482 for, 57 against, 68 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by ESN; Patriots mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 32 | Against 2 | Abst. 7 | No vote 5 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.67 | |
| Greens | For 49 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 4 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 120 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 16 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 64 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 11 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 154 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 33 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| ECR | For 51 | Against 3 | Abst. 10 | No vote 16 of 80 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.70 | |
| Patriots | For 8 | Against 30 | Abst. 32 | No vote 16 of 86 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.19 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 18 | Abst. 4 | No vote 4 of 26 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.73 | |
| No group | For 4 | Against 4 | Abst. 14 | No vote 7 of 29 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 27
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
The Left line For · 2 voted against, 7 abstained of 41 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Dario TAMBURRANO Italy
- Giuseppe ANTOCI Italy
Abstained (7)
- Carolina MORACE Italy
- Danilo DELLA VALLE Italy
- Gaetano PEDULLA' Italy
- Giorgos GEORGIOU Cyprus
- Mario FURORE Italy
- Pasquale TRIDICO Italy
- Valentina PALMISANO Italy
EPP line For · 1 abstained of 155 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Radan KANEV Bulgaria
ECR line For · 3 voted against, 10 abstained of 64 who voted
Voted against (3)
- Gheorghe PIPEREA Romania
- Laurence TROCHU France
- Nicolas BAY France
Abstained (10)
- Alexandr VONDRA Czechia
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Geadis GEADI Cyprus
- Georgiana TEODORESCU Romania
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
- Ondřej KRUTÍLEK Czechia
- Veronika VRECIONOVÁ Czechia
ESN line Against · 4 abstained of 22 who voted
Abstained (4)
- Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK Poland
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland
- Stanisław TYSZKA Poland
- Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG Hungary
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.56 |
| Belgium | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.74 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.45 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.40 |
| Germany | 59 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 0.62 |
| Denmark | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.80 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 46 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.80 |
| Finland | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| France | 36 | 29 | 1 | 15 | 0.32 |
| Greece | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.81 |
| Croatia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | — |
| Ireland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 48 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 0.68 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 23 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.69 |
| Poland | 45 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.82 |
| Portugal | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.83 |
| Romania | 23 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.88 |
| Sweden | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.20 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin HOJSÍK Slovakia | Renew | Speeches1 | 13 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Roberts ZĪLE Latvia | ECR | Speeches2 | 12 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Engin EROGLU Germany | Renew | Speeches1 | 12 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Erik MARQUARDT Germany | Greens | Speeches1 | 12 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Susanna CECCARDI Italy | Patriots | Speeches1 | 12 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Abstained |
| Miriam LEXMANN Slovakia | EPP | Speeches1 | 12 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
Show the other 4 speakers
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ondřej DOSTÁL Czechia | No group | Speeches1 | 12 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Daniel ATTARD Malta | S&D | Speeches1 | 12 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Lukas SIEPER changed group Germany | Renew | Speeches1 | 12 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| João OLIVEIRA Portugal | The Left | Speeches1 | 12 Mar 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
All votes on this decision, 7
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0174/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 482 for, 57 against, 68 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 2 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0174/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 3 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0176/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Show the other 6 votesShow the other 4 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0174/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 3 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0176/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0191/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 5 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0192/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 6 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0193/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 7 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0194/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll call requested by Renew.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution on democracy and human rights in Thailand, focusing on the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees.
The text urges Thailand to amend or repeal the lese-majesty law, release detainees, and halt deportations of refugees to countries where they risk torture.
It also calls on the Commission to make free trade agreement negotiations conditional on reforms, including releasing political prisoners and ratifying core ILO conventions.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The resolution condemns Thailand's use of the lèse-majesté law and other repressive laws against activists, journalists, and MPs, and the deportation of Uyghur refugees to China. It calls for legal reforms, release of detainees, and adherence to international obligations.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2594(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Democracy and HR in Thailand, notably the cases of the lese majesty law and deportation of Uyghur refugees
Parliament adopted the text on 13 March 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 13 March 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 6 connections: Running issue: China human rights
Running issue: China human rights
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Democracy and human rights in Thailand, notably the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees”. Decision, 13 March 2025. votingId 172995, document B-10-2025-0192, reference 2025/2594(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-03-13/2 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 13 March 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-13-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 13 March 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-13-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-03-13, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-03-13/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-03-13-2,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Democracy and human rights in Thailand, notably the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-03-13},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-03-13/2}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-03-13/2},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 172995, document B-10-2025-0192, reference 2025/2594(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-13-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-13-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-03-13 (CC BY 4.0)}
}