← Votes·2019-09-19

Situation in Turkey, notably the removal of elected mayors

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "turkey"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 108764Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Situation in Turkey, notably the removal of elected mayors”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (95 for, 476 against, 13 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

Against

476

Abstain

Margin of victory

381 votes

Turnout (cast)

584

Absent

Participation rate

86.1%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 15Against 133Abstain 4Absent 21

S&D132 MEPs

For 1Against 111Abstain 1Absent 19

Renew96 MEPs

For 4Against 83Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 1Against 56Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 48Against 7Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR59 MEPs

For 15Against 37Abstain 2Absent 5

The Left37 MEPs

For 2Against 30Abstain 0Absent 5

NI43 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 5Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany69
Poland47
Spain44
France37
Italy34

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
France
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark13 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

France74 MEPs

For 24Against 37Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 9Against 69Abstain 1Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland11 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy73 MEPs

For 28Against 34Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland51 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania32 MEPs

For 4Against 21Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain54 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden20 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 0

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