Thread by @alexghionis

1/4: Voting on #OPCW Programme & Budget has become common practice, representing difference of opinion on legitimacy of the IIT and - for the some in the 'no' camp - their denial that the Syrian government has used #chemicalweapons. But who votes no and how often? #CSP26

Here we see that P&B was, at least at CSP level, relatively uncontentious, until #OPCW #IIT was established by vote in June '18. In the old days, P&B bartering could be ironed out thru consultations with TS and at EC level. From 2018, voting no is one way to protest. #CSP26

3/4 - So, we have had 4 years of P&B voting: but who has been voting no consistently? The gaudy table below shows there have been 8 SPs consistently voting no: we can assume Syria would be here if they could vote, as would Venezuela, and a handful of others. #OPCW #CSP26

Let's look at this another way: who has voted no the most/least in the last 4 years? These numbers represent absolute votes - not voting intentions. There are SPs who would vote no if they could (but are suspended, are not in the room, haven't paid, etc). #CSP26 #OPCW

Also, sorry for my high-tech data presentation skills and hot colour selection; if there are errors in there sorry too! But you get the jist: we have a clear pattern of voting, and there is a clear group voting no. #OPCW #CSP26 #chemicalweapons