← 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 108765Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+8 / 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, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (105 for, 462 against, 10 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

105

Against

462

Abstain

Margin of victory

357 votes

Turnout (cast)

577

Absent

101

Participation rate

85.1%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 16Against 131Abstain 3Absent 23

S&D132 MEPs

For 4Against 109Abstain 0Absent 19

Renew96 MEPs

For 3Against 83Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR59 MEPs

For 16Against 38Abstain 1Absent 4

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 2Against 53Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 47Against 6Abstain 1Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 3Against 26Abstain 1Absent 7

NI43 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 4Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy38
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany69
Poland47
Spain44
France40
Romania22

Divided delegations

Belgium
France
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark13 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

France74 MEPs

For 23Against 40Abstain 1Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 9Against 69Abstain 0Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland11 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Italy73 MEPs

For 38Against 24Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland51 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania32 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain54 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden20 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0

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