English-Danish translations for abstain

afholde sig fraDet er ikke løsningen at afholde sig fra at stemme. Abstaining from voting is not a solution. I afventning af dette vil min gruppe afholde sig fra at stemme. Until that happens, my group will abstain. Derfor vil vores gruppe afholde sig fra at stemme ved afstemningen. For that reason, our group will abstain from voting.
forhindreVi har hverken stemt for eller imod for ikke at forhindre den lille lempelse for grænseboerne i forhold til Schengen, men dog uden at acceptere en umenneskelig lovgivning. We have abstained so as to avoid blocking the slight relaxation for border residents with respect to Schengen, without endorsing inhumane legislation. Det ville derfor være det mest hensigtsmæssige at stemme imod, men min gruppe og mit land har haft held til at forhindre en forværring af situationen, og derfor stemmer jeg hverken for eller imod. Voting against would therefore be a very appropriate thing to do, but my group and my country have managed to prevent the situation from being even worse and that is why I have abstained.

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