← 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 109603Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and NI voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (144 for, 360 against, 69 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

144

Against

360

Abstain

Margin of victory

216 votes

Turnout (cast)

573

Absent

105

Participation rate

84.5%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 4Against 141Abstain 8Absent 20

S&D132 MEPs

For 33Against 78Abstain 3Absent 18

Renew96 MEPs

For 11Against 60Abstain 2Absent 23

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 36Absent 5

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 53Against 4Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR59 MEPs

For 4Against 35Abstain 10Absent 10

NI43 MEPs

For 12Against 14Abstain 5Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 26Against 3Abstain 2Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany35
Italy29
Sweden10
Cyprus3

Most against

France43
Poland43
Spain37
Romania25
Portugal16

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 5Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 5Absent 2

Denmark13 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 7

France74 MEPs

For 19Against 43Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 33Abstain 12Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 29Against 11Abstain 27Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 2Absent 4

Poland51 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania32 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain54 MEPs

For 6Against 37Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden20 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

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