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Plenary sitting, Wednesday, 22 January 2025

1 decision: 1 adopted. 13 ballots in all, 2 by .

Tightest result: Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus — adopted 567 to 25.

✦ The day in brief · AI briefing

Parliament adopted a resolution on Belarus, condemning oppression and electoral fraud, and demanding action.

Resolutions & reports · 1

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

  1. Decision 1:Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus

    Motion for a resolution · 13 ballots, incl. 1 amendment

    MEPs demand the release of all political prisoners, new free elections under international observation, and broader EU sanctions against those responsible.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 567 for · 25 against · 66 abstained

    Backed by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; The Left and ESN mostly abstained.

✦ AI: one-sentence summaries written by an AI from the text voted on; the outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Each decision’s page shows every ballot, the full text and the procedure.

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