Decision
Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 511 for · 14 against · 25 abstained roll call
- Date
- 19 June 2025, 13:03–13:06
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2754(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 18 votes · 7 roll calls · 5 amendments
- Requested by
- Greens (1 split vote) · Renew (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
- Sitting
- Thursday 19 June 2025
- Final vote
- 177616
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 511 for, 14 against, 25 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 amendments (2 adopted, 3 rejected) and 5 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted, 1 rejected, 1 lapsed). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 31 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 14 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.95 | |
| Greens | For 48 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 4 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| S&D | For 106 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 29 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| Renew | For 57 | Against 2 | Abst. 0 | No vote 16 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.95 | |
| EPP | For 139 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 48 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| ECR | For 61 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 18 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Patriots | For 46 | Against 4 | Abst. 7 | No vote 28 of 85 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.71 | |
| ESN | For 18 | Against 0 | Abst. 6 | No vote 3 of 27 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.63 | |
| No group | For 5 | Against 5 | Abst. 11 | No vote 9 of 30 | 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, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER 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, 23
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 · 1 abstained of 32 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Pernando BARRENA ARZA Spain
Greens line For · 1 voted against of 49 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Marie TOUSSAINT France
S&D line For · 1 voted against of 107 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Marianne VIND Denmark
Renew line For · 2 voted against of 59 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Engin EROGLU Germany
- Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU Romania
EPP line For · 1 voted against of 140 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Wouter BEKE Belgium
Patriots line For · 4 voted against, 7 abstained of 57 who voted
Voted against (4)
- Marieke EHLERS Netherlands
- Rachel BLOM Netherlands
- Sebastiaan STÖTELER Netherlands
- Sebastian KRUIS Netherlands
Abstained (7)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Gerolf ANNEMANS Belgium
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Roman HAIDER Austria
ESN line For · 6 abstained of 24 who voted
Abstained (6)
- Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK Poland
- Ivan DAVID Czechia
- Milan MAZUREK Slovakia
- Milan UHRÍK Slovakia
- Petar VOLGIN Bulgaria
- Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG Hungary
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0.53 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.82 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.89 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Czechia | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.89 |
| Germany | 67 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 0.84 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.79 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 43 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0.97 |
| Finland | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| France | 65 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0.98 |
| Greece | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | — |
| Croatia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Hungary | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | — |
| Ireland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 58 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 21 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.76 |
| Poland | 44 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.93 |
| Portugal | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Romania | 20 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.86 |
| Sweden | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katarina BARLEY Germany | S&D | Speeches1 | 19 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Matthieu VALET France | Patriots | Speeches1 | 19 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Roberts ZĪLE Latvia | ECR | Speeches2 | 18 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Tomasz FROELICH Germany | ESN | Speeches1 | 18 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Marta TEMIDO Portugal | S&D | Speeches1 | 18 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Reinhold LOPATKA Austria | EPP | Speeches1 | 18 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA Spain | S&D | Speeches1 | 18 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Christophe GOMART France | EPP | Speeches1 | 18 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Ingeborg TER LAAK Netherlands | EPP | Speeches1 | 18 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Catarina VIEIRA Netherlands | Greens | Speeches1 | 18 Jun 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
All votes on this decision, 18
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 6 RC-B10-0291/2025 – § 6 – Am 4 | Roll call | 146 for, 381 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 RC-B10-0291/2025 – § 6 | Roll call | 501 for, 8 against, 25 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 7 | Show of hands | Rejected |
Show the other 17 votesShow the other 15 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 RC-B10-0291/2025 – § 6 | Roll call | 501 for, 8 against, 25 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 7 | Show of hands | Rejected |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 7 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 5 | Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 7 RC-B10-0291/2025 – After § 7 – Am 5 | Roll call | 275 for, 262 against, 16 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 6 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 8 — part 1 RC-B10-0291/2025 – After § 8 – Am 2/1 Part voted on: “Emphasises that for the EU to support democracy it should recognise that democracy can grow only from the ground up and not when imposed from the outside;” | Roll call | 100 for, 440 against, 13 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN; split: ESN |
| 7 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 8 — part 2 RC-B10-0291/2025 – After § 8 – Am 2/2 Part voted on: ‘recalls that before the 2020 and 2021 coups, Mali’s democracy was characterised by persistently very low voter turnout, poor governance practices, weak legislatures, high levels of corruption and a growing gap between political elites and the people;’ | Roll call | 93 for, 439 against, 22 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN; split: ESN |
| 8 | Recital F — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “whereas al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist terrorist groups have been killing civilians,” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Renew |
| 9 | Recital F — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “including Christians and people from other religious minorities;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Renew |
| 10 | Amendment 3 to recital G RC-B10-0291/2025 – Recital G – Am 3 | Roll call | 305 for, 223 against, 18 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 11 | Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0291/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 511 for, 14 against, 25 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 12 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0281/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 13 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0291/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 14 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0292/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 15 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0293/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 16 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0294/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 17 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0297/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 18 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0298/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by Renew, Patriots, ESN · split votes by Greens, Renew, 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 on the dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali, following a decree by the military transitional authority on 13 May 2025.
The adopted text encourages the military authority to restart dialogue with political forces and calls on the EU to reconnect with Mali's rulers to tackle challenges.
Parliament also asks the EU to address instability spillover from the central Sahel and warns that the crisis may fuel mass emigration.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The resolution addresses the dissolution of political parties and crackdown on the opposition in Mali. It encourages dialogue with political forces, calls on the EU to engage with Mali's rulers, and stresses the need to tackle instability in the Sahel.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2754(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 19 June 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 19 June 2025 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Connections
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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). “Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali”. Decision, 19 June 2025. votingId 177616, document B-10-2025-0292, reference 2025/2754(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-06-19/4 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 19 June 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-06-19-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 19 June 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-06-19-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-06-19, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-06-19/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-06-19-4,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-06-19},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-06-19/4}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-06-19/4},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 177616, document B-10-2025-0292, reference 2025/2754(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-06-19-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-06-19-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-06-19 (CC BY 4.0)}
}