I had abstained
-m'étais abstenu
Past perfect I conjugation of abstain.

abstain

Mr President, I wanted to give an explanation of vote stating that I had abstained on much of the Maaten report.
Monsieur le Président, je voulais donner une explication de vote, par laquelle je constatais que je me suis abstenu en grande partie à propos du rapport Maaten.
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