Skip to content

← Decision 5 Decision 7 →

6 Resolutions & reports ·decision 6 of 9 on Thursday, 9 July 2026

Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre

Motion for a resolution · voted 13:40–13:43

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

Adopted by an overwhelming majority 510 for · 1 against · 86 abstained (85 % in favour) Foreign affairsAfricaHuman rights abroad
The vote✦ In shortFull textProcedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For 510 Against 1 Abstained 86

Final vote — text as a whole at 13:43 · 85% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

Who backed it
  • The Left –
  • Verts/ALE –
  • S&D ✓
  • Renew ✓
  • PPE ✓
  • ECR ✓
  • PfE ✓
  • ESN ✓
  • NI ✓

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

✦ What this vote decides · AI summary, based on the text voted on

Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the massacre in Kawel village, Nigeria, and the ongoing persecution of Christians there. It calls on the Nigerian Government to investigate and prosecute those responsible and to reinforce counter-terrorism operations, including against Fulani militants. Parliament also urges Nigeria to address the situation of internally displaced persons and asks the EU Special Envoy for freedom of religion to pay attention to the issue.

How the vote unfolded · 19 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (8 rejected) and 4 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 3 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Roll calls requested by Renew, PfE, ESN · split votes by PPE, ECR (2), 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

All 19 ballots in voting order
1. Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 — part 1 13:40 RC-B10-0345/2026/REV1 – § 1 – Am 2/1 Part 1: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘takes note of the communication by UN Special Rapporteurs of June 2026 that Christian women and girls across Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt are victims of targeted violence, abductions, forced marriages and conversions to Islam;’” requested by ESN requested by ESN
Rejected
2. Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 — part 2 13:40 RC-B10-0345/2026/REV1 – § 1 – Am 2/2 Part 2: “those words” requested by ESN requested by ESN
Rejected
3. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 3
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
4. Separate vote on paragraph 4
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
5. Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 — part 1 13:41 RC-B10-0345/2026/REV1 – § 7 – Am 6/1 Part 1: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and risk of genocide’” requested by ECR requested by PfE
Rejected
6. Amendment 6 to paragraph 7 — part 2 13:41 RC-B10-0345/2026/REV1 – § 7 – Am 6/2 Part 2: “those words” requested by ECR requested by PfE
Rejected
7. Amendment 4 to recital C — part 1 13:41 RC-B10-0345/2026/REV1 – Recital C – Am 4/1 Part 1: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and displays genocidal characteristics’” requested by ECR requested by PfE
Rejected
8. Amendment 4 to recital C — part 2 13:42 RC-B10-0345/2026/REV1 – Recital C – Am 4/2 Part 2: “those words” requested by ECR requested by PfE
Rejected
9. Amendment 5 to recital E 13:42 RC-B10-0345/2026/REV1 – Recital E – Am 5 requested by PfE
Rejected
10. Amendment 1 to recital E 13:42 RC-B10-0345/2026/REV1 – Recital E – Am 1 requested by ESN
Rejected
11. Recital E — part 1 of 2 Part 1: “Text as a whole without the word: ‘among’” requested by PPE
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
12. Recital E — part 2 of 2 Part 2: “that word” requested by PPE
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Rejected
13. Final vote — text as a whole 13:43 RC-B10-0345/2026/REV1 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) requested by Renew
Adopted
14. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0345/2026
— no individual positions recorded
15. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0352/2026
— no individual positions recorded
16. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0353/2026
— no individual positions recorded
17. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0354/2026
— no individual positions recorded
18. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0355/2026
— no individual positions recorded
19. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0356/2026
— no individual positions recorded

Part of the sitting of Thursday, 9 July 2026. The vote was taken on Motion B-10-2026-0356 in procedure 2026/2800.

New here? How plenary voting works
A sitting
One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
The ballots
Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
Who voted how
Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
Document & procedure
Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
Group badges
How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).

Codes in ballot labels

  • Am 27 — amendment 27
  • § 5 — paragraph 5
  • § 5/2, part 2 — a , taken in parts
  • Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
  • ***I — ; *** — ; * —
  • Lapsed —
  • A10-… — committee report; B10-… — motion
  • RC-B10-… — joint motion of several groups

All the terms used on this site