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2023/2780(RSP) Resolution on the political disqualifications in Venezuela

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 144, RoP 144-p2

Events

2023/07/13
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 495 votes to 25, with 43 abstentions, a resolution on the political disqualifications in Venezuela.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and ECR groups.

Venezuela is experiencing institutional, economic and political instability with over seven million people forced to leave the country. Public information, freedom of opinion and expression and the right to assembly have been systematically restricted.

The resolution stated that three principal rectors of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) have resigned, forcing the two remaining ones to resign, and the illegitimate National Assembly has appointed representatives of the regime to select the new rectors. This is yet another move by the regime, through the CNE, to hamper the electoral process and quash any prospect of a return to democracy.

The arbitrary and politically fabricated disqualifications of candidates, like the 15-year disqualification of María Corina Machado and those of other prominent political figures such as Leopoldo López, Henrique Capriles and Freddy Superlano, go against the recommendations of the EU election observation mission (EOM) and severely restrict Venezuelans’ rights to choose their representatives.

Parliament strongly condemned the arbitrary and unconstitutional decision to prevent prominent political opposition figures like María Corina Machado, Leopoldo López, Henrique Capriles and Freddy Superlano, among other candidates, from running in the 2024 elections, a ballot which could have constituted a turning point towards a return to democracy in the country.

While recognising the efforts of the opposition to the regime to organise primary elections as a democratic solution for Venezuelans domestically and abroad, Parliament urged the Venezuelan authorities to provide the conditions to ensure fair, free, inclusive and transparent elections. It called for an independent nomination procedure for CNE appointments.

Parliament also fully supported the International Criminal Court investigations into the alleged crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Venezuelan regime and urged the authorities to release all political prisoners.

Parliament deplored the fact that the recommendations of the EU EOM are being ignored and encourages all efforts towards their full implementation. It also stressed that the upcoming EU-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit represents an opportunity to uphold the principles of the rule of law, democracy and human rights.

Documents
T9-0288/2023
2023/07/12
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament
2023/07/10
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0330/2023
2023/07/10
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0331/2023
2023/07/10
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0343/2023
2023/07/10
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0350/2023
2023/07/10
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B9-0351/2023

Documents

Activities

Votes

Déchéances des droits politiques au Venezuela - RC-B9-0331/2023 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #

2023/07/13 Outcome: +: 495, 0: 43, -: 25
DE IT PL FR ES RO SE NL BE CZ AT PT DK BG HR SK FI LT EL LV SI IE MT EE HU LU
Total
86
57
47
68
47
24
20
23
17
20
18
19
12
10
12
11
10
8
11
8
6
13
5
5
3
3
icon: PPE PPE
149

Germany PPE

27

Italy PPE

8

Poland PPE

14

France PPE

8

Spain PPE

11

Romania PPE

12

Sweden PPE

6

Netherlands PPE

3

Belgium PPE

2

Czechia PPE

5

Austria PPE

6

Portugal PPE

7

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Pernille WEISS
1

Bulgaria PPE

4

Croatia PPE

4

Slovakia PPE

4

Finland PPE

2

Lithuania PPE

4

Greece PPE

5

Latvia PPE

3

Slovenia PPE

3

Ireland PPE

5

Malta PPE

For (1)

David CASA
1

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Riho TERRAS
1

Hungary PPE

1

Luxembourg PPE

2
icon: S&D S&D
113

Germany S&D

14

Italy S&D

15

Poland S&D

7

France S&D

7

Spain S&D

17

Romania S&D

5

Sweden S&D

5

Netherlands S&D

5

Belgium S&D

2

Czechia S&D

For (1)

Radka MAXOVÁ
1

Austria S&D

5

Portugal S&D

7

Denmark S&D

3

Bulgaria S&D

2

Croatia S&D

4

Slovakia S&D

2

Finland S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

For (1)

Juozas OLEKAS
1

Greece S&D

1

Latvia S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

Milan BRGLEZ
1

Malta S&D

4

Estonia S&D

For (1)

Sven MIKSER
1
icon: Renew Renew
85

Germany Renew

7

Italy Renew

For (1)

Nicola DANTI
1

Poland Renew

1

France Renew

20

Spain Renew

7

Romania Renew

6

Sweden Renew

3

Netherlands Renew

7

Belgium Renew

4

Czechia Renew

4

Austria Renew

For (1)

Claudia GAMON
1

Denmark Renew

5

Bulgaria Renew

3

Croatia Renew

For (1)

Valter FLEGO
1

Slovakia Renew

3

Finland Renew

1

Lithuania Renew

1

Latvia Renew

For (1)

Ivars IJABS
1

Slovenia Renew

2

Ireland Renew

2

Estonia Renew

3

Hungary Renew

1

Luxembourg Renew

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
59

Germany Verts/ALE

21

Italy Verts/ALE

2

Poland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Sylwia SPUREK
1

France Verts/ALE

9

Spain Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Ana MIRANDA PAZ
3

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

1

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2
icon: ECR ECR
53

Germany ECR

1

Italy ECR

7

Poland ECR

24

Spain ECR

3

Romania ECR

1

Sweden ECR

2

Netherlands ECR

4

Belgium ECR

For (1)

Geert BOURGEOIS
1

Czechia ECR

4

Bulgaria ECR

1

Croatia ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

Eugen JURZYCA
1

Finland ECR

1

Greece ECR

1

Latvia ECR

For (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1
icon: ID ID
52

Germany ID

8

Italy ID

18

France ID

17

Belgium ID

3

Czechia ID

Against (1)

Ivan DAVID

Abstain (1)

Hynek BLAŠKO
2

Austria ID

3

Denmark ID

Abstain (1)

Anders VISTISEN
1
icon: NI NI
23

Germany NI

For (1)

Jörg MEUTHEN
3

Italy NI

6

France NI

Abstain (1)

Nicolas BAY
1

Spain NI

1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

Marcel de GRAAFF
1

Belgium NI

For (1)

Marc TARABELLA
1

Croatia NI

2

Slovakia NI

Abstain (1)

Milan UHRÍK
1

Lithuania NI

1

Greece NI

For (1)

Eva KAILI
4

Latvia NI

Against (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1

Hungary NI

1
icon: The Left The Left
29

Germany The Left

Against (1)

Martin SCHIRDEWAN
5

France The Left

Abstain (1)

Emmanuel MAUREL
6

Spain The Left

5

Sweden The Left

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Belgium The Left

Against (1)

Marc BOTENGA
1

Czechia The Left

Against (1)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ
1

Portugal The Left

4

Denmark The Left

1

Finland The Left

For (1)

Silvia MODIG
1

Ireland The Left

Abstain (1)

Chris MACMANUS
4

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

2023-08-03Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
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date
2023-07-13T00:00:00
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url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2023-0288_EN.html title: T9-0288/2023
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Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
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events/1/summary
  • The European Parliament adopted by 495 votes to 25, with 43 abstentions, a resolution on the political disqualifications in Venezuela.
  • The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and ECR groups.
  • Venezuela is experiencing institutional, economic and political instability with over seven million people forced to leave the country. Public information, freedom of opinion and expression and the right to assembly have been systematically restricted.
  • The resolution stated that three principal rectors of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) have resigned, forcing the two remaining ones to resign, and the illegitimate National Assembly has appointed representatives of the regime to select the new rectors. This is yet another move by the regime, through the CNE, to hamper the electoral process and quash any prospect of a return to democracy.
  • The arbitrary and politically fabricated disqualifications of candidates, like the 15-year disqualification of María Corina Machado and those of other prominent political figures such as Leopoldo López, Henrique Capriles and Freddy Superlano, go against the recommendations of the EU election observation mission (EOM) and severely restrict Venezuelans’ rights to choose their representatives.
  • Parliament strongly condemned the arbitrary and unconstitutional decision to prevent prominent political opposition figures like María Corina Machado, Leopoldo López, Henrique Capriles and Freddy Superlano, among other candidates, from running in the 2024 elections, a ballot which could have constituted a turning point towards a return to democracy in the country.
  • While recognising the efforts of the opposition to the regime to organise primary elections as a democratic solution for Venezuelans domestically and abroad, Parliament urged the Venezuelan authorities to provide the conditions to ensure fair, free, inclusive and transparent elections. It called for an independent nomination procedure for CNE appointments.
  • Parliament also fully supported the International Criminal Court investigations into the alleged crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Venezuelan regime and urged the authorities to release all political prisoners.
  • Parliament deplored the fact that the recommendations of the EU EOM are being ignored and encourages all efforts towards their full implementation. It also stressed that the upcoming EU-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit represents an opportunity to uphold the principles of the rule of law, democracy and human rights.
2023-07-14Show (5) Changes | Timetravel
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2023-07-13T00:00:00
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  • date: 2023-07-13T00:00:00 title: Vote in plenary scheduled
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2023-07-13Show (3) Changes | Timetravel
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The political disqualifications in Venezuela
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2023-07-12Show (2) Changes | Timetravel
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  • date: 2023-07-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0330_EN.html title: B9-0330/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-07-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0331_EN.html title: B9-0331/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-07-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0343_EN.html title: B9-0343/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-07-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0350_EN.html title: B9-0350/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
  • date: 2023-07-10T00:00:00 docs: url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2023-0351_EN.html title: B9-0351/2023 type: Motion for a resolution body: EP
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