Decision

Case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda

Effect: Adopted
Result: 549 for · 2 against · 41 abstained roll call
Date: 11 September 2025, 13:13–13:14
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2025-0393
Dossier: 2025/2861(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 12 votes · 4 roll calls · 3 amendments
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 11 September 2025
Final vote: 178979

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2025-0393
Dossier: 2025/2861(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 12 votes · 4 roll calls · 3 amendments
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 11 September 2025
Final vote: 178979

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

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

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (3 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 rejected). 7 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' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Majority line**: the most common position. **Clear line**: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 30	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 16 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Greens	For 43	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 10 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 105	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 31 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 61	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 14 of 75	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 164	Against 2	Abst. 0	No vote 22 of 188	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.98
ECR	For 68	Against 0	Abst. 1	No vote 10 of 79	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.98
Patriots	For 60	Against 0	Abst. 6	No vote 19 of 85	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.86
ESN	For 4	Against 0	Abst. 21	No vote 2 of 27	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained	Cohesion 0.76
No group	For 14	Against 0	Abst. 13	No vote 3 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, 13

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.

EPP line For · 2 voted against of 166 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Angelika WINZIG Austria
- Kinga KOLLÁR Hungary
ECR line For · 1 abstained of 69 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Georgiana TEODORESCU Romania
Patriots line For · 6 abstained of 66 who voted
Abstained (6)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
- Auke ZIJLSTRA Netherlands
- Marieke EHLERS Netherlands
- Rachel BLOM Netherlands
- Sebastian KRUIS Netherlands
- Ton DIEPEVEEN Netherlands
ESN line Abstained · 4 voted for or against of 25 who voted
Voted for or against (4)
- Ivan DAVID Czechia
- Marc JONGEN Germany
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
- Sarah KNAFO France

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)

Members' votes by country. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	17	1	0	2	0.92
Belgium	18	0	0	4	1.00
Bulgaria	11	0	3	3	0.68
Cyprus	6	0	0	0	—
Czechia	20	0	0	1	1.00
Germany	62	0	20	14	0.63
Denmark	10	0	1	4	0.86
Estonia	6	0	0	1	—
Spain	56	0	0	4	1.00
Finland	13	0	0	2	1.00
France	58	0	0	23	1.00
Greece	14	0	2	5	0.81
Croatia	10	0	0	2	1.00
Hungary	4	1	1	15	—
Ireland	10	0	0	4	1.00
Italy	62	0	0	14	1.00
Lithuania	9	0	0	2	—
Luxembourg	6	0	0	0	—
Latvia	8	0	0	1	—
Malta	5	0	0	1	—
Netherlands	21	0	5	5	0.71
Poland	44	0	3	6	0.90
Portugal	15	0	0	6	1.00
Romania	26	0	2	5	0.89
Sweden	21	0	0	0	1.00
Slovenia	9	0	0	0	—
Slovakia	8	0	4	3	0.50

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.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. **Speeches**: how many times they took the floor. **Final vote**: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Katarina BARLEY Germany	S&D	Speeches1	11 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS Spain	EPP	Speeches2	10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Hilde VAUTMANS Belgium	Renew	Speeches1	10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Tomasz FROELICH Germany	ESN	Speeches1	10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	Abstained
Jan-Christoph OETJEN Germany	Renew	Speeches1	10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Thierry MARIANI France	Patriots	Speeches1	10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For

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Debate speakers, continued
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Marta TEMIDO Portugal	S&D	Speeches1	10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Reinhold LOPATKA Austria	EPP	Speeches1	10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland	ECR	Speeches1	10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Wouter BEKE Belgium	EPP	Speeches1	10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Catarina VIEIRA Netherlands	Greens	Speeches1	10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Marit MAIJ Netherlands	S&D	Speeches1	10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT Spain	EPP	Speeches1	10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For

All votes on this decision, 12

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	Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 4 RC-B10-0392/2025 - Après le § 4 - Am 4	Roll call	175 for, 393 against, 23 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
2	Separate vote on paragraph 6	Show of hands	Rejected
3	Amendment 3 to paragraph 6 RC-B10-0392/2025 - § 6 - Am 3	Roll call	160 for, 407 against, 27 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Separate vote on paragraph 6	Show of hands	Rejected
3	Amendment 3 to paragraph 6 RC-B10-0392/2025 - § 6 - Am 3	Roll call	160 for, 407 against, 27 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 2, adding text after recital D RC-B10-0392/2025 - Après le considérant D - Am 2	Roll call	166 for, 398 against, 30 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
5	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0392/2025 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)	Roll call	549 for, 2 against, 41 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew, Patriots
6	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0390/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
7	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0391/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
8	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0392/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
9	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0393/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
10	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0394/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
11	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0395/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
12	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0397/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Renew, Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2025-0393

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the case of Victoire Ingabire, a Rwandan opposition leader arrested in June 2025 on subversion charges.

The text calls for her immediate release and that of other Dalfa-Umurinzi members and journalists held on abusive charges.

It urges the EU and member states to raise the crackdown on political opposition with Rwanda and to halt cooperation on critical raw materials until Rwanda stops interfering in the DRC.

Parliament also asks the Commission to suspend financial support to Rwandan justice institutions involved in human rights violations.

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A resolution on the case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda, calling for her immediate release and that of other Dalfa-Umurinzi members and journalists, and urging the EU to raise human rights concerns with Rwanda.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2861(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 11 September 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 11 September 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 3 connections: Running issue: Rwanda interference in DRC

Running issue: Rwanda interference in DRC

Issue Rwanda interference in DRC Running issue · Conflict 11 Sept 2025
Decision Targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – defending religious freedom and security Resolution · motion for a resolution 3 Apr 2025 Adopted
Decision Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Resolution · motion for a resolution 13 Feb 2025 Adopted

Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-11/4
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 September 2025 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 11 September 2025 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-09-11
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda”. Decision, 11 September 2025. votingId 178979, document B-10-2025-0393, reference 2025/2861(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-11/4 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 September 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-11-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 11 September 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-11-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-09-11, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-09-11/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2025-09-11-4,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-09-11},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-11/4}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-09-11/4},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 178979, document B-10-2025-0393, reference 2025/2861(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-11-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-09-11-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-09-11 (CC BY 4.0)}
}