Decision

Rule of law and human rights situation in Tunisia, particularly the case of Sonia Dahmani

Effect: Adopted
Result: 464 for · 58 against · 75 abstained roll call
Date: 27 November 2025, 12:05–12:06
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by a large majority
Text: Motion B-10-2025-0522
Dossier: 2025/2988(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 12 votes · 4 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 27 November 2025
Final vote: 182293

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Motion B-10-2025-0522
Dossier: 2025/2988(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 12 votes · 4 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 27 November 2025
Final vote: 182293

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Members on the final vote

Result

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Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted). 8 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by Patriots and ESN; ECR 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 37	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 9 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Greens	For 50	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 3 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 114	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 22 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 63	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 12 of 75	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 147	Against 0	Abst. 7	No vote 34 of 188	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.93
ECR	For 24	Against 2	Abst. 38	No vote 15 of 79	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.39
Patriots	For 13	Against 39	Abst. 16	No vote 17 of 85	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.36
ESN	For 2	Against 16	Abst. 3	No vote 6 of 27	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.64
No group	For 14	Against 1	Abst. 11	No vote 4 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, 12

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 · 7 abstained of 154 who voted
Abstained (7)
- Caterina CHINNICI Italy
- Flavio TOSI Italy
- Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO Italy
- Giusi PRINCI Italy
- Herbert DORFMANN Italy
- Massimiliano SALINI Italy
- Salvatore DE MEO Italy
ESN line Against · 2 voted for, 3 abstained of 21 who voted
Voted for (2)
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
- Volker SCHNURRBUSCH Germany
Abstained (3)
- Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK Poland
- Ivan DAVID Czechia
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland

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	12	0	6	2	0.50
Belgium	13	3	1	5	0.65
Bulgaria	12	2	1	2	0.70
Cyprus	3	0	0	3	—
Czechia	13	0	7	1	0.47
Germany	68	11	1	16	0.78
Denmark	13	0	1	1	0.89
Estonia	6	0	0	1	—
Spain	44	0	3	13	0.90
Finland	11	0	0	4	1.00
France	38	31	2	10	0.30
Greece	14	0	4	3	0.67
Croatia	8	0	0	4	—
Hungary	5	1	1	14	—
Ireland	11	0	0	3	1.00
Italy	29	0	28	19	0.26
Lithuania	9	0	0	2	—
Luxembourg	6	0	0	0	—
Latvia	4	1	3	1	—
Malta	5	0	0	1	—
Netherlands	21	6	0	4	0.67
Poland	44	0	6	3	0.82
Portugal	16	0	1	4	0.91
Romania	25	0	6	2	0.71
Sweden	20	0	0	1	1.00
Slovenia	8	0	0	1	—
Slovakia	6	3	4	2	0.19

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
Martin HOJSÍK Slovakia	Renew	Speeches2	27 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN Germany	Renew	Speeches1	26 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Mounir SATOURI France	Greens	Speeches1	26 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Thierry MARIANI France	Patriots	Speeches1	26 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	Against
Susanna CECCARDI Italy	Patriots	Speeches1	26 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	Abstained
Marta TEMIDO Portugal	S&D	Speeches1	26 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For

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Debate speakers, continued
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Christophe GOMART France	EPP	Speeches1	26 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland	ESN	Speeches1	26 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	Abstained
Cecilia STRADA Italy	S&D	Speeches1	26 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Giorgio GORI Italy	S&D	Speeches1	26 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Roberts ZĪLE Latvia	ECR	Speeches1	26 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	Abstained

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	Separate vote on paragraph 1 RC-B10-0518/2025 – § 1	Roll call	531 for, 2 against, 63 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR, Patriots
2	Separate vote on paragraph 2 RC-B10-0518/2025 – § 2	Roll call	525 for, 14 against, 57 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
3	Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 7 RC-B10-0518/2025 – After § 7 – Am 1	Roll call	246 for, 317 against, 31 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 2 RC-B10-0518/2025 – § 2	Roll call	525 for, 14 against, 57 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
3	Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 7 RC-B10-0518/2025 – After § 7 – Am 1	Roll call	246 for, 317 against, 31 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0518/2025 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	464 for, 58 against, 75 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
5	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0518/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
6	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0520/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
7	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0522/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
8	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0525/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
9	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0532/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
10	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0536/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
11	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0537/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed
12	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0538/2025	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Renew, ECR, Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2025-0522

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the rule of law and human rights situation in Tunisia, focusing on the case of journalist and lawyer Sonia Dahmani, held in prison since 11 May 2024.

The text calls for the release of all arbitrarily detained individuals, including Sonia Dahmani, and for Tunisia to ensure independent media and journalist safety.

It also supports bans on the burqa in public places since 2019 and urges social dialogue and action on challenges like the cost-of-living crisis and migration.

The resolution will be forwarded to the Council, Commission, and Tunisian authorities.

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This resolution addresses the rule of law and human rights situation in Tunisia, focusing on the detention of journalist and lawyer Sonia Dahmani. It calls for the release of arbitrarily detained individuals and for constructive engagement with Tunisia.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2988(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 27 November 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 27 November 2025 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

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Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-27/6
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 27 November 2025 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 27 November 2025 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-27
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 5 October 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Rule of law and human rights situation in Tunisia, particularly the case of Sonia Dahmani”. Decision, 27 November 2025. votingId 182293, document B-10-2025-0522, reference 2025/2988(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-27/6 (retrieved 5 October 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 27 November 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-27-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 27 November 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-27-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-27, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-11-27/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2025-11-27-6,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Rule of law and human rights situation in Tunisia, particularly the case of Sonia Dahmani}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-11-27},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-27/6}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-27/6},
  urldate = {2026-10-05},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 182293, document B-10-2025-0522, reference 2025/2988(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-27-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-27-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-27 (CC BY 4.0)}
}