Motion for a resolution · voted at 12:39
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Final vote — text as a whole — decided by show of hands; no counts were recorded.
Parliament adopted a resolution condemning systematic human rights violations by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, including persecution of the Catholic Church, and rejecting the 2025 constitutional reform as regressive. The text calls on the EU and member states to ensure human rights guarantees for funds, support opposition and civil society in exile, and open International Criminal Court investigations into crimes against humanity. It also demands triggering the Association Agreement's democratic clause, expanding sanctions to Ortega and his circle, and forwarding the resolution to EU bodies and international partners.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Roll calls requested by PfE, ESN.
adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
Part of the sitting of Thursday, 13 February 2025. The vote was taken on Motion B-10-2025-0126 in procedure 2025/2547.