← Votes·2019-10-24

The Turkish military operation in northeast Syria and its consequences

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "syria"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Defence & Security66%

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "military"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 109601Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 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 “The Turkish military operation in northeast Syria and its consequences”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (96 for, 485 against, 5 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

485

Abstain

Margin of victory

389 votes

Turnout (cast)

586

Absent

Participation rate

86.4%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 6Against 150Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D132 MEPs

For 22Against 93Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew96 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 2Absent 22

PfE64 MEPs

For 22Against 38Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 1Against 58Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR59 MEPs

For 3Against 47Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left37 MEPs

For 30Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

NI43 MEPs

For 11Against 19Abstain 2Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece9
Cyprus5

Most against

Germany67
France58
Poland43
Spain41
Italy36

Divided delegations

Greece
Ireland
Italy
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

France74 MEPs

For 7Against 58Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 67Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland11 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 29Against 36Abstain 1Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland51 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania32 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain54 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden20 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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