Decision

Post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine

Effect: Adopted
Result: 514 for · 3 against · 56 abstained roll call
Date: 12 February 2026, 12:12–12:13
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2026-0124
Dossier: 2026/2611(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 11 votes · 3 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 split vote) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 12 February 2026
Final vote: 185282

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-10-2026-0124
Dossier: 2026/2611(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 11 votes · 3 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 split vote) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 12 February 2026
Final vote: 185282

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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 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 4 parts of the text voted on separately (4 adopted). 5 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 37	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 9 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 109	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 27 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 145	Against 0	Abst. 1	No vote 41 of 187	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.99
ECR	For 61	Against 1	Abst. 1	No vote 16 of 79	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.95
Patriots	For 46	Against 0	Abst. 16	No vote 22 of 84	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.61
ESN	For 0	Against 2	Abst. 23	No vote 2 of 27	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained	Cohesion 0.88
No group	For 10	Against 0	Abst. 15	No vote 7 of 32	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, 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, 21

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 146 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Branko GRIMS Slovenia
ECR line For · 1 voted against, 1 abstained of 63 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
Abstained (1)
- Geadis GEADI Cyprus
Patriots line For · 16 abstained of 62 who voted
Abstained (16)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
- Anna BRYŁKA Poland
- Auke ZIJLSTRA Netherlands
- Barbara BONTE Belgium
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Marieke EHLERS Netherlands
- Mieke ANDRIESE Netherlands
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Rachel BLOM Netherlands
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- Sebastian KRUIS Netherlands
- Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE Belgium
- Tomasz BUCZEK Poland
- Ton DIEPEVEEN Netherlands
ESN line Abstained · 2 voted for or against of 25 who voted
Voted for or against (2)
- Milan MAZUREK Slovakia
- Milan UHRÍK Slovakia

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	10	0	5	5	0.50
Belgium	15	0	2	5	0.82
Bulgaria	9	0	3	5	0.63
Cyprus	5	0	1	0	—
Czechia	16	0	3	2	0.76
Germany	58	0	21	17	0.60
Denmark	14	0	1	0	0.90
Estonia	7	0	0	0	—
Spain	51	0	1	8	0.97
Finland	10	1	0	4	0.86
France	63	0	0	18	1.00
Greece	17	0	2	2	0.84
Croatia	11	0	0	1	1.00
Hungary	0	0	1	20	—
Ireland	12	0	0	2	1.00
Italy	56	0	0	20	1.00
Lithuania	9	0	0	2	—
Luxembourg	6	0	0	0	—
Latvia	7	0	0	2	—
Malta	5	0	0	1	—
Netherlands	23	0	6	2	0.69
Poland	41	0	5	7	0.84
Portugal	16	0	0	5	1.00
Romania	23	0	1	9	0.94
Sweden	18	0	0	3	1.00
Slovenia	7	0	1	1	—
Slovakia	5	2	3	5	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.

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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
Antonella SBERNA Italy	ECR	Speeches1	12 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS Spain	EPP	Speeches2	11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Davor Ivo STIER Croatia	EPP	Speeches1	11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Tomasz FROELICH Germany	ESN	Speeches1	11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Abstained
Jan-Christoph OETJEN Germany	Renew	Speeches1	11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Hannes HEIDE Austria	S&D	Speeches1	11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For

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Debate speakers, continued
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland	ECR	Speeches1	11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Against
Oliver SCHENK Germany	EPP	Speeches1	11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland	ESN	Speeches1	11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	Abstained
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE Spain	EPP	Speeches1	11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Udo BULLMANN Germany	S&D	Speeches1	11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR Spain	S&D	Speeches1	11 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For

All votes on this decision, 11

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 1 to paragraph 5 RC-B10-0121/2026 – § 5 – Am 1	Roll call	155 for, 391 against, 14 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
2	Paragraph 5 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: ‘Calls for the EU and its Member States to review cooperation with and assistance for Uganda to ensure respect for EU principles, implement targeted sanctions,’ excluding the words ‘ensure respect for EU principles,’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR, Patriots
3	Paragraph 5 — part 2 RC-B10-0121/2026 – § 5/2 Part voted on: “ensure respect for EU principles,”	Roll call	418 for, 89 against, 66 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: ECR, Patriots

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Paragraph 5 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: ‘Calls for the EU and its Member States to review cooperation with and assistance for Uganda to ensure respect for EU principles, implement targeted sanctions,’ excluding the words ‘ensure respect for EU principles,’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR, Patriots
3	Paragraph 5 — part 2 RC-B10-0121/2026 – § 5/2 Part voted on: “ensure respect for EU principles,”	Roll call	418 for, 89 against, 66 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: ECR, Patriots

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Paragraph 5 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “ensure respect for EU principles,”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR, Patriots
5	Paragraph 5 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: ‘implement targeted sanctions, and prioritise support for civil society, human rights and LGBTIQ+ defenders, and journalists;’ excluding the words ‘and LGBTQI+’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR, Patriots
6	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0121/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	514 for, 3 against, 56 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
7	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0121/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
8	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0123/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
9	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0124/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
10	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0125/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed
11	Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0132/2026	Show of hands	Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Renew, Patriots, ESN · split votes by ECR, Patriots.

Text

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Motion B-10-2026-0124

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine.

The text calls on Ugandan authorities to ensure the safety of all political actors and to resolve disputes peacefully.

It encourages Uganda to implement the African Union observation mission's recommendations and urges the EU to evaluate its funding for governance.

Parliament asks that the resolution be forwarded to the Council, Commission, and other EU and Ugandan bodies.

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This resolution addresses the post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine. It calls for restraint, safety for political actors, electoral reforms, and an EU evaluation of funding to Uganda.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2611(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 12 February 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 12 February 2026 (done)
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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-12/2
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 12 February 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 12 February 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-02-12
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine”. Decision, 12 February 2026. votingId 185282, document B-10-2026-0124, reference 2026/2611(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-12/2 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 12 February 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-12-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 12 February 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-12-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-02-12, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-02-12/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2026-02-12-2,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-02-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-12/2}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-12/2},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 185282, document B-10-2026-0124, reference 2026/2611(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-12-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-12-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-02-12 (CC BY 4.0)}
}