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Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia

Effect
Adopted
Result
476 for · 47 against · 48 abstained roll call
Date
30 April 2026, 13:35–13:36
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Text
Motion B-10-2026-0199
Dossier
2026/2701(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
19 votes · 6 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ESN (1 roll call, 2 split votes)
Sitting
Thursday 30 April 2026
Final vote
192321
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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.

Final vote: 476 for, 47 against, 48 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 11 parts of the text voted on separately (7 adopted, 4 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; opposed by ESN; The Left 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).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 13Against 1Abst. 19No vote 13 of 46Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.36
GreensFor 43Against 0Abst. 0No vote 10 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 106Against 0Abst. 0No vote 29 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 63Against 2Abst. 0No vote 12 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.95
EPPFor 136Against 0Abst. 0No vote 49 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 58Against 2Abst. 9No vote 12 of 81Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.76
PatriotsFor 50Against 6Abst. 13No vote 16 of 85Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.59
ESNFor 2Against 21Abst. 1No vote 3 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.81
No groupFor 5Against 15Abst. 6No vote 4 of 30Majority 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, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 35

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.

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).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria110630.47
Belgium160420.70
Bulgaria102050.75
Cyprus1005—
Czechia162120.76
Germany59185140.58
Denmark121110.79
Estonia7000—
Spain3818130.71
Finland110041.00
France6404130.91
Greece533100.18
Croatia7005—
Hungary1000111.00
Ireland100220.75
Italy5117170.80
Lithuania110001.00
Luxembourg5010—
Latvia4005—
Malta0006—
Netherlands188140.50
Poland463040.91
Portugal161040.91
Romania2011110.86
Sweden150330.75
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia56130.25

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.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Loucas FOURLAS CyprusEPPSpeeches128 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&DSpeeches128 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 19

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.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Separate vote on paragraph 5 Show of hands Rejected
2Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ESN
3Paragraph 6 — part 2 RC-B10-0195/2026 – § 6/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call458 for, 88 against, 22 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ESN; split: ESN
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ESN
3Paragraph 6 — part 2 RC-B10-0195/2026 – § 6/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call458 for, 88 against, 22 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ESN; split: ESN
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Paragraph 7 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘the eighth European Political Community summit and’ and ‘considers that the consecutive hosting of both summits in Yerevan sends an unambiguous political signal of pan-European solidarity with Armenia and of the EU’s commitment to supporting Armenia’s peace, reform and resilience agenda’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
5Paragraph 7 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
6Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
7Separate vote on paragraph 8 RC-B10-0195/2026 – § 8 Roll call454 for, 90 against, 27 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots
8Separate vote on paragraph 12 Show of hands Rejected
9Separate vote on paragraph 14 Show of hands RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: ESN
10Paragraph 14 — part 1 RC-B10-0195/2026 – § 14/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘financial and’”Roll call522 for, 18 against, 29 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: ESN
11Paragraph 14 — part 2 RC-B10-0195/2026 – § 14/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call445 for, 98 against, 19 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots, ESN; split: ESN
12Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 15 RC-B10-0195/2026 – After § 15 – Am 5 Roll call109 for, 446 against, 11 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
13Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0195/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call476 for, 47 against, 48 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP, Renew
14Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0195/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
15Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0196/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
16Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0197/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
17Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0198/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
18Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0199/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
19Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0200/2026 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew, EPP, Patriots, ESN · split votes by Patriots, ESN (2).

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0199

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Parliament adopted a resolution supporting democratic resilience in Armenia, covering EU-Armenia relations, elections, and peace efforts.

The text welcomes EU-Armenia summits, the EUPM Armenia mission, and progress on reforms, while condemning foreign interference and supporting free elections.

It calls for deeper cooperation on governance, cybersecurity, and civil society, and supports Armenia's peace process with Azerbaijan.

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This resolution supports democratic resilience in Armenia, welcoming stronger EU-Armenia ties, the upcoming summits, and the new EUPM Armenia mission.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2701(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 30 April 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 30 April 2026 (done)
  3. 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: Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process

Running issue: Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/12
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia”. Decision, 30 April 2026. votingId 192321, document B-10-2026-0199, reference 2026/2701(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/12 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 30 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 30 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-30, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-30/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-04-30-12,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-30},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/12}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/12},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 192321, document B-10-2026-0199, reference 2026/2701(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-30 (CC BY 4.0)}
}