Decision
Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 458 for · 18 against · 84 abstained roll call
- Date
- 22 October 2025, 15:08
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2900(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 18 votes · 4 roll calls · 1 amendment
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ESN (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 22 October 2025
- Final vote
- 179918
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 458 for, 18 against, 84 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 10 parts of the text voted on separately (6 adopted, 4 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; The Left, Patriots and ESN mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 15 | Against 1 | Abst. 23 | No vote 7 of 46 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.38 | |
| Greens | For 45 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 106 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 30 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 65 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 10 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 140 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 47 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| ECR | For 56 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 22 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| Patriots | For 23 | Against 0 | Abst. 41 | No vote 21 of 85 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.46 | |
| ESN | For 4 | Against 2 | Abst. 13 | No vote 8 of 27 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.53 | |
| No group | For 4 | Against 15 | Abst. 5 | No vote 6 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, 8
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 · 1 abstained of 141 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Peter AGIUS Malta
ECR line For · 1 abstained of 57 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
ESN line Abstained · 6 voted for or against of 19 who voted
Voted for or against (6)
- Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK Poland
- Ivan DAVID Czechia
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland
- Petar VOLGIN Bulgaria
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
- Stanisław TYSZKA Poland
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0.47 |
| Belgium | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.64 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | — |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Czechia | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.84 |
| Germany | 56 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0.59 |
| Denmark | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 44 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0.88 |
| Finland | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — |
| France | 42 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 0.45 |
| Greece | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 |
| Croatia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — |
| Ireland | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.75 |
| Italy | 49 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 0.79 |
| Lithuania | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 21 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 |
| Poland | 40 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.96 |
| Portugal | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.74 |
| Romania | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sweden | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 |
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.
560 members with a recorded position.
| Member | Country | Group | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abir AL-SAHLANI | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Adam BIELAN | Poland | ECR | For |
| Adina VĂLEAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Adnan DIBRANI | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Afroditi LATINOPOULOU | Greece | Patriots | Abstained |
| Aleksandar NIKOLIC | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Alessandra MORETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alessandro CIRIANI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Alessandro ZAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alex AGIUS SALIBA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Alexander JUNGBLUTH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Alexandr VONDRA | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Alexandra MEHNERT | Germany | EPP | For |
| Alexandre VARAUT | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Alice KUHNKE | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Alicia HOMS GINEL | Spain | S&D | For |
| Alvise PÉREZ | Spain | No group | Abstained |
| Ana Miguel PEDRO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Ana MIRANDA PAZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Ana VASCONCELOS | Portugal | Renew | For |
| Andi CRISTEA | Romania | S&D | For |
| André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| André ROUGÉ | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Andreas GLÜCK | Germany | Renew | For |
| Andreas SCHIEDER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Andrzej BUŁA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Andrzej HALICKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Angéline FURET | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Anja ARNDT | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Anna BRYŁKA | Poland | Patriots | For |
| Anna CAVAZZINI | Germany | Greens | For |
| Anna Maria CISINT | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Anna STROLENBERG | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Anna STÜRGKH | Austria | Renew | For |
| Anna ZALEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON | Finland | Renew | For |
| Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Anthony SMITH | France | The Left | For |
| Antonella SBERNA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Antonín STANĚK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | EPP | For |
| António TÂNGER CORRÊA | Portugal | Patriots | Abstained |
| Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN | Ireland | S&D | For |
| Arash SAEIDI | France | The Left | For |
| Arkadiusz MULARCZYK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Arno BAUSEMER | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Asger CHRISTENSEN | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Assita KANKO | Belgium | ECR | For |
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Aurelijus VERYGA | Lithuania | ECR | For |
| Aurore LALUCQ | France | S&D | For |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Barbara BONTE | Belgium | Patriots | Abstained |
| Barry ANDREWS | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bas EICKHOUT | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Beata SZYDŁO | Poland | ECR | For |
| Beatrice TIMGREN | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Benedetta SCUDERI | Italy | Greens | For |
| Benoit CASSART | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Bernard GUETTA | France | Renew | For |
| Bernd LANGE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Bert-Jan RUISSEN | Netherlands | ECR | For |
| Billy KELLEHER | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bogdan RZOŃCA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Branislav ONDRUŠ | Slovakia | No group | Abstained |
| Branko GRIMS | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Brigitte VAN DEN BERG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bruno TOBBACK | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Camilla LAURETI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Carla TAVARES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Carlo CICCIOLI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Carolina MORACE | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Catarina MARTINS | Portugal | The Left | Abstained |
| Catarina VIEIRA | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Catherine GRISET | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Céline IMART | France | EPP | For |
| César LUENA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | Renew | For |
| Charlie WEIMERS | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Chiara GEMMA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Chloé RIDEL | France | S&D | For |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Christian EHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christine ANDERSON | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Christine SINGER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Christophe CLERGEAU | France | S&D | For |
| Christophe GOMART | France | EPP | For |
| Christophe GRUDLER | France | Renew | For |
| Ciaran MULLOOLY | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Claire FITA | France | S&D | For |
| Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU | Romania | ECR | For |
| Costas MAVRIDES | Cyprus | S&D | For |
| Cristina GUARDA | Italy | Greens | For |
| Cristina MAESTRE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Dainius ŽALIMAS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Damian BOESELAGER | Germany | Greens | For |
| Damien CARÊME | France | The Left | For |
| Dan BARNA | Romania | Renew | For |
| Dan NICA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel ATTARD | Malta | S&D | For |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel CASPARY | Germany | EPP | For |
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Greens | For |
| Daniel OBAJTEK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Daniele POLATO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Danilo DELLA VALLE | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Danuše NERUDOVÁ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Dario NARDELLA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Dario TAMBURRANO | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Dariusz JOŃSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| David CORMAND | France | Greens | For |
| Denis NESCI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Dennis RADTKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Diana RIBA I GINER | Spain | Greens | For |
| Dick ERIXON | Sweden | ECR | For |
| Diego SOLIER | Spain | ECR | For |
| Dimitris TSIODRAS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Dirk GOTINK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Dominik TARCZYŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Eero HEINÄLUOMA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Elena DONAZZAN | Italy | ECR | For |
| Elena KOUNTOURA | Greece | The Left | Abstained |
| Elena SANCHO MURILLO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Eleonora MELETI | Greece | EPP | For |
| Elio DI RUPO | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Elisabeth DIERINGER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Elisabeth GROSSMANN | Austria | S&D | For |
| Elisabetta GUALMINI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI | Greece | EPP | For |
| Elsi KATAINEN | Finland | Renew | For |
| Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Emil RADEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Emma FOURREAU | France | The Left | For |
| Emma WIESNER | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Emmanouil FRAGKOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Greece | ECR | Abstained |
| Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Engin EROGLU | Germany | Renew | For |
| Eric SARGIACOMO | France | S&D | For |
| Erik KALIŇÁK | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | Greens | For |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estelle CEULEMANS | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estrella GALÁN | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Eugen TOMAC | Romania | Renew | For |
| Eva MAYDELL | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Ewa KOPACZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | ESN | For |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | Renew | For |
| Fabio DE MASI | Germany | No group | Against |
| Fabrice LEGGERI | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Fernand KARTHEISER | Luxembourg | No group | Against |
| Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Flavio TOSI | Italy | EPP | For |
| France JAMET | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Francesco TORSELLI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON | Spain | EPP | For |
| Fredis BELERIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Friedrich PÜRNER | Germany | No group | Abstained |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Gabriela FIREA | Romania | S&D | For |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | For |
| Gaetano PEDULLA' | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Geadis GEADI | Cyprus | ECR | For |
| Georg MAYER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Georgios AFTIAS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Gerald HAUSER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Gerolf ANNEMANS | Belgium | Patriots | Abstained |
| Gheorghe FALCĂ | Romania | EPP | For |
| Gheorghe PIPEREA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Gilles BOYER | France | Renew | For |
| Giorgos GEORGIOU | Cyprus | The Left | Abstained |
| Giovanni CROSETTO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Giuseppe ANTOCI | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Giuseppe LUPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Gordan BOSANAC | Croatia | Greens | For |
| Grzegorz BRAUN | Poland | No group | Against |
| Günther SIDL | Austria | S&D | For |
| Hana JALLOUL MURO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Hanna GEDIN | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | For |
| Hans NEUHOFF | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Harald VILIMSKY | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Heléne FRITZON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER | Austria | Renew | For |
| Henrik DAHL | Denmark | EPP | For |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | EPP | For |
| Hermann TERTSCH | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Hristo PETROV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Ignazio Roberto MARINO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Ilhan KYUCHYUK | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Inese VAIDERE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Ingeborg TER LAAK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Irene MONTERO | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Irene TINAGLI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Isabel WISELER-LIMA | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Isabella TOVAGLIERI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Isabelle LE CALLENNEC | France | EPP | For |
| Isilda GOMES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Iuliu WINKLER | Romania | EPP | For |
| Ivan DAVID voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Czechia | ESN | Against |
| Ivars IJABS | Latvia | Renew | For |
| Jaak MADISON | Estonia | ECR | For |
| Jacek PROTAS | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Jan FARSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Jan-Christoph OETJEN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Jan-Peter WARNKE | Germany | No group | Against |
| Jana NAGYOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Janusz LEWANDOWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jaroslav BŽOCH | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaroslav KNOT | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Jean-Marc GERMAIN | France | S&D | For |
| Jean-Paul GARRAUD | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Jens GIESEKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Jérémy DECERLE | France | Renew | For |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Jessica POLFJÄRD | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Jessika VAN LEEUWEN | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS | Poland | S&D | For |
| João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | Renew | For |
| João OLIVEIRA | Portugal | The Left | Against |
| Johan DANIELSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Johan VAN OVERTVELDT | Belgium | ECR | For |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Jonas SJÖSTEDT | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Jordan BARDELLA | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Jörgen WARBORN | Sweden | EPP | For |
| José CEPEDA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Julien LEONARDELLI | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Julien SANCHEZ | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Jüri RATAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Jussi SARAMO | Finland | The Left | For |
| Jutta PAULUS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kai TEGETHOFF | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Karin KARLSBRO | Sweden | Renew | For |
| Karlo RESSLER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Katarina BARLEY | Germany | S&D | For |
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Kathleen FUNCHION | Ireland | The Left | Abstained |
| Katrin LANGENSIEPEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Klara DOSTALOVA | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Konstantinos ARVANITIS | Greece | The Left | Abstained |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Kostas PAPADAKIS | Greece | No group | Against |
| Kris VAN DIJCK | Belgium | ECR | For |
| Kristoffer STORM | Denmark | ECR | For |
| Krzysztof HETMAN | Poland | EPP | For |
| Lara MAGONI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Lara WOLTERS | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Laurence FARRENG | France | Renew | For |
| Laurence TROCHU | France | ECR | For |
| Laurent CASTILLO | France | EPP | For |
| Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS | Greece | No group | Against |
| Leila CHAIBI | France | The Left | For |
| Leire PAJÍN | Spain | S&D | For |
| Lena DÜPONT | Germany | EPP | For |
| Lena SCHILLING | Austria | Greens | For |
| Leoluca ORLANDO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Letizia MORATTI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Li ANDERSSON | Finland | The Left | For |
| Lídia PEREIRA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Liesbet SOMMEN | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Lina GÁLVEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Liudas MAŽYLIS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Ľuboš BLAHA | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Lucia YAR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luděk NIEDERMAYER | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ľudovít ÓDOR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS | Romania | No group | For |
| Lukas MANDL | Austria | EPP | For |
| Lukas SIEPER | Germany | No group | For |
| Łukasz KOHUT | Poland | EPP | For |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | The Left | Abstained |
| Maciej WĄSIK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Malik AZMANI | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Malika SOREL | France | No group | For |
| Manon AUBRY | France | The Left | For |
| Manuela RIPA | Germany | EPP | For |
| Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER | Spain | EPP | For |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | For |
| Marc BOTENGA | Belgium | The Left | Abstained |
| Marc JONGEN | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Marcin SYPNIEWSKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | ESN | For |
| Marco FALCONE | Italy | EPP | For |
| Marco SQUARTA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Marcos ROS SEMPERE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | Patriots | For |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | For |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Maria WALSH | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Maria ZACHARIA | Greece | No group | Abstained |
| Marianne VIND | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Mariateresa VIVALDINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Marie DAUCHY | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Marie TOUSSAINT | France | Greens | For |
| Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Marieke EHLERS | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Marina KALJURAND | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Marina MESURE | France | The Left | For |
| Mario FURORE | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Marion MARÉCHAL | France | ECR | For |
| Marion WALSMANN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marit MAIJ | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Mariusz KAMIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Marjan ŠAREC | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Markéta GREGOROVÁ | Czechia | Greens | For |
| Markus BUCHHEIT | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marta TEMIDO | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Marta WCISŁO | Poland | EPP | For |
| Martin GÜNTHER | Germany | The Left | Abstained |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Greens | For |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Martin SCHIRDEWAN | Germany | The Left | For |
| Martine KEMP | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Mārtiņš STAĶIS | Latvia | Greens | For |
| Mary KHAN | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Massimiliano SALINI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Matej TONIN | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mathilde ANDROUËT | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Matjaž NEMEC | Slovenia | S&D | For |
| Matteo RICCI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Matthias ECKE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Matthieu VALET | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Mélanie DISDIER | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Mélissa CAMARA | France | Greens | For |
| Michael BLOSS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Michael MCNAMARA | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG | Germany | No group | Against |
| Michał KOBOSKO | Poland | Renew | For |
| Michał SZCZERBA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Michalis HADJIPANTELA | Cyprus | EPP | For |
| Mihai TUDOSE | Romania | S&D | For |
| Mika AALTOLA | Finland | EPP | For |
| Milan UHRÍK | Slovakia | ESN | Abstained |
| Milan ZVER | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | EPP | For |
| Mirosława NYKIEL | Poland | EPP | For |
| Mohammed CHAHIM | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Monika BEŇOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | Against |
| Moritz KÖRNER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Morten LØKKEGAARD | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Mounir SATOURI | France | Greens | For |
| Nathalie LOISEAU | France | Renew | For |
| Nela RIEHL | Germany | Greens | For |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nicola PROCACCINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Nicola ZINGARETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | For |
| Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES | Spain | S&D | For |
| Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE | Spain | EPP | For |
| Niels Flemming HANSEN | Denmark | EPP | For |
| Niels FUGLSANG | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Niels GEUKING | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nikola BARTŮŠEK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Nikola MINCHEV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Nikolaos ANADIOTIS | Greece | No group | Abstained |
| Nikolas FARANTOURIS | Greece | The Left | Abstained |
| Nikos PAPANDREOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Nils UŠAKOVS | Latvia | S&D | For |
| Nina CARBERRY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Nora JUNCO GARCÍA | Spain | ECR | For |
| Nora MEBAREK | France | S&D | For |
| Norbert LINS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Oliver SCHENK | Germany | EPP | For |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Ondřej DOSTÁL | Czechia | No group | Against |
| Ondřej KNOTEK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Ondřej KOLÁŘ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ondřej KRUTÍLEK | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Özlem DEMIREL | Germany | The Left | Abstained |
| Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Paolo BORCHIA | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Paolo INSELVINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Pär HOLMGREN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Pascal ARIMONT | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Pascal CANFIN | France | Renew | For |
| Pasquale TRIDICO | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Patryk JAKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Paulius SAUDARGAS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Paulo CUNHA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Pekka TOVERI | Finland | EPP | For |
| Per CLAUSEN | Denmark | The Left | For |
| Pernando BARRENA ARZA | Spain | The Left | Abstained |
| Petar VOLGIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Peter AGIUS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Malta | EPP | Abstained |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Petr BYSTRON | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Petra STEGER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Petras GRAŽULIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Lithuania | ESN | For |
| Pierfrancesco MARAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Pierre JOUVET | France | S&D | For |
| Pierre PIMPIE | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Pierre-Romain THIONNET | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Rachel BLOM | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Radan KANEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Raffaele STANCANELLI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Ralf SEEKATZ | Germany | EPP | For |
| Raphaël GLUCKSMANN | France | S&D | For |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Rasmus ANDRESEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Rasmus NORDQVIST | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Regina DOHERTY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Reinhold LOPATKA | Austria | EPP | For |
| Reinier VAN LANSCHOT | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| René REPASI | Germany | S&D | For |
| Rihards KOLS | Latvia | ECR | For |
| Riho TERRAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Rima HASSAN | France | The Left | For |
| Robert BIEDROŃ | Poland | S&D | For |
| Roberto VANNACCI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Rody TOLASSY | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Roman HAIDER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Romana TOMC | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Rosa SERRANO SIERRA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Rudi KENNES | Belgium | The Left | Abstained |
| Ruth FIRMENICH | Germany | No group | Against |
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Sabrina REPP | Germany | S&D | For |
| Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Salvatore DE MEO | Italy | EPP | For |
| Sander SMIT | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Sandra KALNIETE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Sandro RUOTOLO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Sara MATTHIEU | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Saskia BRICMONT | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Sebastiaan STÖTELER | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Sebastian EVERDING | Germany | The Left | Abstained |
| Sebastian KRUIS | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Sebastian TYNKKYNEN | Finland | ECR | For |
| Sebastião BUGALHO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Sergey LAGODINSKY | Germany | Greens | For |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Sérgio GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Sérgio HUMBERTO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Séverine WERBROUCK | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Siegbert Frank DROESE | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Sigrid FRIIS | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Silvia SARDONE | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | EPP | For |
| Sofie ERIKSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Sophia KIRCHER | Austria | EPP | For |
| Sophie WILMÈS | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Stanisław TYSZKA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | ESN | For |
| Stefan BERGER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Stefan KÖHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Ştefan MUŞOIU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Stefano BONACCINI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Stefano CAVEDAGNA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Stéphanie YON-COURTIN | France | Renew | For |
| Stine BOSSE | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Sunčana GLAVAK | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Susanna CECCARDI | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Sven MIKSER | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Svenja HAHN | Germany | Renew | For |
| Taner KABILOV | Bulgaria | No group | For |
| Terry REINTKE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Thierry MARIANI | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Thijs REUTEN | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Thomas BAJADA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Thomas GEISEL | Germany | No group | Against |
| Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN | France | S&D | For |
| Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ | Portugal | Patriots | For |
| Tilly METZ | Luxembourg | Greens | For |
| Tineke STRIK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Tobias CREMER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Tom BERENDSEN | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE | Belgium | Patriots | Abstained |
| Tomáš KUBÍN | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Tomas TOBÉ | Sweden | EPP | For |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Tomasz BUCZEK | Poland | Patriots | For |
| Tomasz FROELICH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Tomislav SOKOL | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Ton DIEPEVEEN | Netherlands | Patriots | Abstained |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Udo BULLMANN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | Renew | For |
| Valentina PALMISANO | Italy | The Left | Abstained |
| Valérie DELOGE | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Valérie DEVAUX | France | Renew | For |
| Valérie HAYER | France | Renew | For |
| Vangelis MEIMARAKIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Vasile DÎNCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Verena MERTENS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Veronika VRECIONOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Vilis KRIŠTOPANS | Latvia | Patriots | For |
| Virgil-Daniel POPESCU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Virginie JORON | France | Patriots | Abstained |
| Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS | Lithuania | Greens | For |
| Vivien COSTANZO | Germany | S&D | For |
| Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU | Romania | Renew | For |
| Vladimir PREBILIČ | Slovenia | Greens | For |
| Volker SCHNURRBUSCH | Germany | ESN | Abstained |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI | Lithuania | ECR | For |
| Wouter BEKE | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Yannis MANIATIS | Greece | S&D | For |
| Younous OMARJEE | France | The Left | For |
| Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ | Slovenia | EPP | For |
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas SIEPER changed group Germany | Renew | Speeches3 | 22 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Sabine VERHEYEN Germany | EPP | Speeches3 | 22 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Ondřej KOLÁŘ Czechia | EPP | Speeches2 | 22 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Ondřej DOSTÁL Czechia | No group | Speeches2 | 22 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 22 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS Lithuania | S&D | Speeches1 | 22 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 18
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 2 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 6 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 5 | Separate vote on paragraph 9 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| 6 | Paragraph 9 — part 2 RC-B10-0451/2025 – § 9/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 450 for, 153 against, 14 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: The Left; split: The Left |
| 7 | Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 12 RC-B10-0451/2025 – After § 12 – Am 5 | Roll call | 183 for, 402 against, 16 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 8 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 21 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 9 | Separate vote on paragraph 24 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 10 | Separate vote on recital Q | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ECR |
| 11 | Recital Q — part 2 RC-B10-0451/2025 – Recital Q/2 Part voted on: ‘whereas a new draft law proposes imprisonment for sharing information on LGBTQ+ issues, childlessness or ‘recognising paedophilia as acceptable’, posing a serious risk of mass censorship and harassment; whereas including paedophilia in the same list as LGBTQ+ and childlessness is a deliberate manipulation;’ | Roll call | 476 for, 42 against, 65 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR |
| 12 | Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0451/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 458 for, 18 against, 84 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 13 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0449/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 14 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0451/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 15 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0452/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 16 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0453/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 17 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0454/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 18 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0455/2025 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew, ECR, ESN · split votes by The Left, ECR.
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections of 2020.
The resolution reiterates non-recognition of Aliaksandr Lukashenka as President and considers elections under his regime fraudulent and illegitimate.
It expresses grave concern about political prisoners and calls for their release.
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This resolution addresses the situation in Belarus five years after the fraudulent 2020 presidential election. It condemns the Lukashenka regime's repression, complicity in Russia's war against Ukraine, and hybrid attacks on the EU, and calls for continued non-recognition, sanctions, and support for democratic forces.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2900(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 22 October 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 22 October 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 11 connections: Running issue: Belarus · Running issue: Belarus political prisoners
Running issue: Belarus
- Issue Belarus Running issue · Country situation 18 Jun 2026
- Decision Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich Resolution · motion for a resolution 18 Jun 2026 Adopted
- Decision Continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania Resolution · motion for a resolution 18 Dec 2025 Adopted
- Decision Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee Resolution · motion for a resolution 3 Apr 2025 Adopted
- Decision Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus Resolution · motion for a resolution 22 Jan 2025 Adopted
- Decision The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus Resolution · motion for a resolution 19 Sept 2024 Adopted
Running issue: Belarus political prisoners
- Issue Belarus political prisoners Running issue · Crisis 18 Jun 2026
- Decision Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich Resolution · motion for a resolution 18 Jun 2026 Adopted
- Decision Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee Resolution · motion for a resolution 3 Apr 2025 Adopted
- Decision Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus Resolution · motion for a resolution 22 Jan 2025 Adopted
- Decision The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus Resolution · motion for a resolution 19 Sept 2024 Adopted
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). “Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections”. Decision, 22 October 2025. votingId 179918, document B-10-2025-0454, reference 2025/2900(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-22/8?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-22-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 22 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-22-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-22, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-10-22/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-10-22-8,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Situation in Belarus, five years after the fraudulent presidential elections}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-10-22},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-22/8?members=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-22/8?members=all},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 179918, document B-10-2025-0454, reference 2025/2900(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-22-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-22-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-22 (CC BY 4.0)}
}