← 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 109616Source: 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”. 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 (96 for, 461 against, 25 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

461

Abstain

Margin of victory

365 votes

Turnout (cast)

582

Absent

Participation rate

85.8%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 5Against 142Abstain 7Absent 19

S&D132 MEPs

For 3Against 111Abstain 1Absent 17

Renew96 MEPs

For 3Against 70Abstain 1Absent 22

PfE64 MEPs

For 53Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 4Against 49Abstain 6Absent 8

ECR59 MEPs

For 8Against 38Abstain 4Absent 9

The Left37 MEPs

For 3Against 27Abstain 3Absent 4

NI43 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 2Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy44

Most against

Germany70
Poland41
Spain40
France39
Romania28

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland13 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

France74 MEPs

For 20Against 39Abstain 6Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 70Abstain 2Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 44Against 22Abstain 1Absent 6

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 5Absent 3

Poland51 MEPs

For 1Against 41Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania32 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain54 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 5Absent 9

Sweden20 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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