s'abstenir

La Coalition mondiale regrette que 41 (=) pays aient voté contre la résolution et que 34 se soient abstenus.
The World Coalition regrets that 41 States (=) voted against the resolution and that 34 abstained.
Le fait que six membres parmi les quatorze présents se soient abstenus montre le grand mécontentement de beaucoup sur le déroulement des choses.
The fact that six out of the fourteen members present abstained shows their great unhappiness about the state of affairs.
Je me souviens du texte précédent et du fait que, par exemple, les socio-démocrates suédois se soient abstenus lors du vote en première lecture.
I remember the previous wording and the fact that, for example, the Swedish Social Democrats abstained from the vote on this at first reading.
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