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Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela

Effect
Adopted
Result
507 for · 31 against · 35 abstained roll call
Date
30 April 2026, 13:10–13:11
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Text
Motion B-10-2026-0226
Dossier
2026/2704(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
21 votes · 4 roll calls · 3 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call) · ECR (1 split vote)
Sitting
Thursday 30 April 2026
Final vote
192373
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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: 507 for, 31 against, 35 abstained (roll call).

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 9 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 7 rejected). 8 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN; opposed by The Left.

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 2Against 17Abst. 9No vote 18 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.41
GreensFor 43Against 0Abst. 0No vote 10 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 113Against 0Abst. 1No vote 21 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.99
RenewFor 65Against 0Abst. 0No vote 12 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 138Against 0Abst. 0No vote 47 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 66Against 0Abst. 2No vote 13 of 81Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
PatriotsFor 55Against 0Abst. 11No vote 19 of 85Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.75
ESNFor 19Against 1Abst. 4No vote 3 of 27Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.69
No groupFor 6Against 13Abst. 8No vote 3 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, 19

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
Belgium182020.85
Bulgaria110150.88
Cyprus1005—
Czechia163110.70
Germany7364130.82
Denmark120210.79
Estonia7000—
Spain4440120.88
Finland110041.00
France6500161.00
Greece533100.18
Croatia7005—
Hungary60015—
Ireland101210.65
Italy5472130.79
Lithuania100100.86
Luxembourg6000—
Latvia4005—
Malta0006—
Netherlands270130.95
Poland441350.88
Portugal152040.82
Romania2110110.93
Sweden160230.83
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia51720.31

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
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe LeftSpeeches229 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&DSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESNSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPPSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenewSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&DSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&DSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ SpainThe LeftSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS SpainPatriotsSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriotsSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPPSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreensSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&DSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPPSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECRSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 21

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
1Vote on text inserted after paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
2Amendment 6 to paragraph 2 RC-B10-0217/2026 – § 2 – Am 6 Roll call49 for, 504 against, 20 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
3Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 6 to paragraph 2 RC-B10-0217/2026 – § 2 – Am 6 Roll call49 for, 504 against, 20 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
3Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 8 to paragraph 4 RC-B10-0217/2026 – § 4 – Am 8 Roll call83 for, 465 against, 24 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
5Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands Rejected
6Separate vote on paragraph 4 Counted220 for, 335 against, 19 abstained Rejected
7Amendment 2 to paragraph 5 RC-B10-0217/2026 – § 5 – Am 2 Roll call157 for, 329 against, 69 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: EPP
8Vote on text inserted after paragraph 5 Show of hands Rejected
9Separate vote on recital A Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: ECR
10Separate vote on recital A Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: ECR
11Separate vote on recital A Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
12Separate vote on recital A Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
13Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0217/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call507 for, 31 against, 35 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew, EPP
14Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0217/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
15Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0218/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
16Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0219/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
17Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0221/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
18Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0224/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
19Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0226/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
20Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0229/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
21Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0231/2026 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew, EPP · split votes by ECR.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0226

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the shortcomings and deficiencies of Venezuela's Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence of 19 February 2026.

The text welcomes the release of political prisoners but regrets that full, transparent and consistent implementation, with independent monitoring, has not been met.

It condemns the U.S. military interference, calls for accountability for serious human rights violations, and urges the EU and member states to support democratic reforms and humanitarian aid.

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AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

This resolution condemns the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and recalls that international law must be upheld. It calls for a Venezuelan-led solution, release of political prisoners, and inclusive dialogue for democratic elections.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2704(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

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

Show the 3 steps of the dossier
  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 9 connections: Running issue: Venezuela · Running issue: Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua

Running issue: Venezuela

Running issue: Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua

Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/4
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela”. Decision, 30 April 2026. votingId 192373, document B-10-2026-0226, reference 2026/2704(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/4 (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-2026-04-30-4,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-30},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/4}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/4},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 192373, document B-10-2026-0226, reference 2026/2704(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)}
}