7. Takes note of the Prosecutor-General's request to vote on early termination of Gennady Gudkov’ status of deputy in the Duma for business activity during to his parliamentary mandate, in contradiction of Article 289 of the Russian Criminal Code; stresses that the initiation of the parliamentary political procedure to strip Gennady Gudkov, a member of the opposition Just Russia party, of his parliamentary mandate is widely perceived as intimidation targeting the legitimate political activity of an opposition party which supported demands by the protest movement; calls on Russia to refrain from using laws arbitrarily for the purpose of ...[+++] clamping down on Members of the opposition;

7. Takes note of the Prosecutor-General's request to vote on early termination of Gennady Gudkov’ status of deputy in the Duma for business activity during to his parliamentary mandate, in contradiction of Article 289 of the Russian Criminal Code; stresses that the initiation of the parliamentary political procedure to strip Gennady Gudkov, a member of the opposition Just Russia party, of his parliamentary mandate is widely perceived as intimidation targeting the legitimate political activity of an opposition party which supported demands by the protest movement; calls on Russia to refrain from using laws arbitrarily for the purpose of ...[+++] clamping down on Members of the opposition;

7. Takes note of the Prosecutor-General’s request to vote on early termination of Gennady Gudkov’s status of deputy in the Duma for business activity during his parliamentary mandate, in contradiction of Article 289 of the Russian Criminal Code; stresses that the initiation of the parliamentary political procedure to strip Gennady Gudkov, a member of the opposition Just Russia party, of his parliamentary mandate is widely perceived as intimidation targeting the legitimate political activity of an opposition party which supported demands by the protest movement; calls on Russia to refrain from using laws arbitrarily for the purpose of c ...[+++]lamping down on Members of the opposition;

It is for the Bureau to clarify, in the implementing provisions on the Statute, precisely how the distinction will be drawn between a parliamentary mandate and other political functions (member of a municipal council, district council, etc.).

– I must inform you that I received, on 26 April, a letter from the French authorities, specifically from Mr Védrine, the French Foreign Minister, and Mr Moscovici, Minister in Charge of European Affairs, dated 20 April, enclosing a dossier concerning the withdrawal of Mr Le Pen’s parliamentary mandate.

Indeed, when we think of the fact that we have votes on all kinds of less important things in this place and debate matters longer, it is clear that such take note debates on general motions with no votes do not create a parliamentary mandate.