Flemish Parliament calls for worldwide abolition of the death penalty
Official title: Voorstel van resolutie van Nawal Maghroud, Karolien Grosemans, Gilles Bultinck, Nadia Naji en Jasper Pillen over de aanhoudende wereldwijde strijd tegen de doodstraf en voor de mensenrechten
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘adopted in plenary’)
In plain language
- The Flemish Parliament asks the Flemish Government and the European Commission to step up diplomatic efforts against the death penalty.
- This primarily affects diplomats, human rights organisations, and countries that still enforce or plan to reinstate the death penalty.
- Nothing changes for your daily life, as the death penalty was abolished in Belgium long ago.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
How parliament voted
Passed on 3 June 202671 for · 0 against · 35 abstention(s)
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N-VA Voted for
26 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Vlaams Belang Abstained
0 for · 0 against · 25 abstentions
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cd&v Voted for
15 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Vooruit Voted for
15 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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PVDA Abstained
0 for · 0 against · 9 abstentions
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Groen Voted for
8 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Anders. Voted for
6 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Onafhankelijke Abstained
0 for · 0 against · 1 abstention
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Team Fouad Ahidar Voted for
1 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions