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2007/2557(RSP) Resolution on the recent elections in Nigeria

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 123-p2

Events

2007/06/14
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
SP(2007)3179
2007/05/24
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2007/05/24
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted a joint resolution sponsored by the EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, UEN, Green/ALE and GUE/NGL groups, in which it stated that th e 2007 state and federal elections in Nigeria fell short of basic international and regional standards for democratic elections and could not be regarded as credible, free and fair, and it called for urgent remedial action in order to restore the conditions for holding credible and transparent elections in Nigeria.

The Nigerian authorities were urged to investigate election irregularities urgently, and to take immediate action to redress the situation and to make the perpetrators of those irregularities accountable for their actions. Parliament regretted that, despite an improved atmosphere in which freedoms of expression and assembly were broadly respected during the campaign, the elections could not be regarded as credible, and that they led to deaths, even before vote-counting began and sometimes even before votes were cast, with at least 200 people being killed in election-related incidents.

Parliament called on the Nigerian authorities to investigate all cases of violence and to hold perpetrators of such violence to account, and it called on the Government not to interfere with legal challenges to the electoral process. It wanted widespread civic rights and electoral education and stressed the need to tackle illiteracy, which denies Nigerian people access to the printed press and is also one of the main constraints on participation in elections, especially for women.

Parliament went on to endorse the conclusions of the European Union Election Observation Mission, and it called on the Commission by 446 votes for, 95 against and 15 abstentions to submit to the Council and the European Parliament a coherent and credible proposal on EU post-election policy which respects the free choice of the population in a given country, fearing that the current 'business as usual' policy is damaging and defeats the credibility of EU Election Observation Missions.

It stressed that EU aid to Nigeria should not be given to federal or state structures until new, credible elections had been held. Such aid must benefit the Nigerian people and should therefore be used for good governance, democratisation, voter education and community-based basic social services, particularly through civil society organisations. The Commission and its Delegation in Nigeria must ensure that the Government had no involvement in the selection of projects or the implementation of any funding under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights. Parliament urged the Federal Government to combat the patterns of corruption, violence and impunity, and to start negotiating with local populations on the future of the Niger Delta region, namely on its social, economic and environmental development.

Lastly, it noted that achieving the Millennium Development Goals was a key aspect of democracy and contributed to improving social justice and economic development.

Documents
T6-0210/2007
2007/05/24
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2007/05/23
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B6-0201/2007
2007/05/23
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament

Documents

Activities

Votes

B6-0201/2007 - Nigeria - par. 15 #

2007/05/24 Outcome: +: 446, -: 95, 0: 15
DE PL FR ES GB CZ PT HU AT EL SK RO BE NL IT SE LV SI MT LU BG CY FI EE IE LT DK
Total
78
51
50
33
55
17
16
16
15
13
13
32
20
25
38
11
8
6
4
6
9
4
10
5
2
6
13
icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE
209

Germany PPE-DE

41

Poland PPE-DE

14

France PPE-DE

12

Spain PPE-DE

16

United Kingdom PPE-DE

Against (1)

Daniel HANNAN
19

Czechia PPE-DE

12

Portugal PPE-DE

7

Hungary PPE-DE

11

Austria PPE-DE

5

Greece PPE-DE

9

Slovakia PPE-DE

8

Romania PPE-DE

9

Belgium PPE-DE

6

Netherlands PPE-DE

7

Italy PPE-DE

10

Sweden PPE-DE

4

Latvia PPE-DE

2

Slovenia PPE-DE

4

Malta PPE-DE

2

Luxembourg PPE-DE

3

Bulgaria PPE-DE

2

Cyprus PPE-DE

1

Finland PPE-DE

2

Estonia PPE-DE

For (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Lithuania PPE-DE

1

Denmark PPE-DE

Against (1)

Gitte SEEBERG
1
icon: PSE PSE
143

Germany PSE

14

Poland PSE

8

France PSE

21

Spain PSE

13

United Kingdom PSE

14

Czechia PSE

For (1)

Libor ROUČEK
1

Portugal PSE

9

Hungary PSE

4

Austria PSE

7

Greece PSE

2

Slovakia PSE

2

Romania PSE

10

Belgium PSE

7

Netherlands PSE

5

Italy PSE

6

Sweden PSE

3

Slovenia PSE

For (1)

Borut PAHOR
1

Malta PSE

2

Luxembourg PSE

For (1)

Robert GOEBBELS
1

Bulgaria PSE

4

Finland PSE

2

Estonia PSE

2

Lithuania PSE

For (1)

Aloyzas SAKALAS
1

Denmark PSE

4
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
37

Germany Verts/ALE

11

France Verts/ALE

6

Spain Verts/ALE

2

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

4

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Netherlands Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

Paul van BUITENEN
4

Italy Verts/ALE

1

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

Carl SCHLYTER
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Claude TURMES
1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Satu HASSI
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
27

Germany GUE/NGL

7

France GUE/NGL

2

Czechia GUE/NGL

2

Greece GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Georgios TOUSSAS
2

Netherlands GUE/NGL

2

Italy GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Roberto MUSACCHIO
6

Sweden GUE/NGL

2

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Esko SEPPÄNEN
1

Denmark GUE/NGL

1
icon: UEN UEN
29

Poland UEN

Against (1)

Marcin LIBICKI
19

Italy UEN

4

Latvia UEN

4

Lithuania UEN

1

Denmark UEN

For (1)

Mogens CAMRE
1
icon: NI NI
9

Poland NI

2

United Kingdom NI

2

Czechia NI

1

Slovakia NI

Abstain (2)

Peter BACO, Sergej KOZLÍK
3

Italy NI

1
icon: ITS ITS
9

France ITS

3

Romania ITS

5

Belgium ITS

Abstain (1)

Philip CLAEYS
1
icon: IND/DEM IND/DEM
13

Poland IND/DEM

3

France IND/DEM

Abstain (1)

Philippe de VILLIERS
1

United Kingdom IND/DEM

4

Czechia IND/DEM

1

Netherlands IND/DEM

2

Ireland IND/DEM

For (1)

Kathy SINNOTT
1

Denmark IND/DEM

Abstain (1)

Jens-Peter BONDE
1
icon: ALDE ALDE
80

Germany ALDE

5

Poland ALDE

5

France ALDE

5

Spain ALDE

2

United Kingdom ALDE

12

Hungary ALDE

Against (1)

István SZENT-IVÁNYI
1

Austria ALDE

Against (1)

Karin RESETARITS
1

Romania ALDE

8

Belgium ALDE

4

Netherlands ALDE

5

Italy ALDE

10

Sweden ALDE

Against (1)

Lena EK
1

Latvia ALDE

Against (1)

Georgs ANDREJEVS
1

Slovenia ALDE

Against (1)

Mojca DRČAR MURKO
1

Luxembourg ALDE

Against (1)

Lydie POLFER
1

Bulgaria ALDE

3

Cyprus ALDE

Against (1)

Marios MATSAKIS
1

Finland ALDE

4

Estonia ALDE

Against (2)

Siiri OVIIR, Toomas SAVI
2

Ireland ALDE

Against (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Lithuania ALDE

3

Denmark ALDE

4

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  • date: 2007-05-23T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20070523&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament body: EP type: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2007-05-24T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=13662&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-210 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T6-0210/2007 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
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    • date: 2007-05-23T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20070523&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
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    • date: 2007-05-24T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-210 title: T6-0210/2007 summary: The European Parliament adopted a joint resolution sponsored by the EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, UEN, Green/ALE and GUE/NGL groups, in which it stated that th e 2007 state and federal elections in Nigeria fell short of basic international and regional standards for democratic elections and could not be regarded as credible, free and fair, and it called for urgent remedial action in order to restore the conditions for holding credible and transparent elections in Nigeria. The Nigerian authorities were urged to investigate election irregularities urgently, and to take immediate action to redress the situation and to make the perpetrators of those irregularities accountable for their actions. Parliament regretted that, despite an improved atmosphere in which freedoms of expression and assembly were broadly respected during the campaign, the elections could not be regarded as credible, and that they led to deaths, even before vote-counting began and sometimes even before votes were cast, with at least 200 people being killed in election-related incidents. Parliament called on the Nigerian authorities to investigate all cases of violence and to hold perpetrators of such violence to account, and it called on the Government not to interfere with legal challenges to the electoral process. It wanted widespread civic rights and electoral education and stressed the need to tackle illiteracy, which denies Nigerian people access to the printed press and is also one of the main constraints on participation in elections, especially for women. Parliament went on to endorse the conclusions of the European Union Election Observation Mission, and it called on the Commission by 446 votes for, 95 against and 15 abstentions to submit to the Council and the European Parliament a coherent and credible proposal on EU post-election policy which respects the free choice of the population in a given country, fearing that the current 'business as usual' policy is damaging and defeats the credibility of EU Election Observation Missions. It stressed that EU aid to Nigeria should not be given to federal or state structures until new, credible elections had been held. Such aid must benefit the Nigerian people and should therefore be used for good governance, democratisation, voter education and community-based basic social services, particularly through civil society organisations. The Commission and its Delegation in Nigeria must ensure that the Government had no involvement in the selection of projects or the implementation of any funding under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights. Parliament urged the Federal Government to combat the patterns of corruption, violence and impunity, and to start negotiating with local populations on the future of the Niger Delta region, namely on its social, economic and environmental development. Lastly, it noted that achieving the Millennium Development Goals was a key aspect of democracy and contributed to improving social justice and economic development.
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