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The human rights situation in Turkey, in particular the case of Selahattin Demirtaş and other prisoners of conscience

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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Human Rights64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "human rights"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 127183Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
80
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+10 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 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 human rights situation in Turkey, in particular the case of Selahattin Demirtaş and other prisoners of conscience”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (590 for, 16 against, 75 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For
590
Against
16
Abstain
75
Margin of victory
574 votes
Turnout (cast)
681
Absent
22
Participation rate
96.9%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP178 MEPs
For 168Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9
S&D136 MEPs
For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Renew100 MEPs
For 95Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 29Against 8Abstain 28Absent 2
ECR63 MEPs
For 28Against 2Abstain 31Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 27Against 3Abstain 12Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany82
  • Italy72
  • Spain58
  • France54
  • Romania33
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
Belgium20 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 54Against 0Abstain 21Absent 4
Germany96 MEPs
For 82Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 22Against 0Abstain 26Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Sweden20 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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