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The repression of the opposition in Turkey, specifically the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)

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 "repression"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 135097Source: 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 repression of the opposition in Turkey, specifically the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ECR and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (603 for, 2 against, 67 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
603
Against
2
Abstain
67
Margin of victory
601 votes
Turnout (cast)
672
Absent
33
Participation rate
95.3%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 167Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7
S&D136 MEPs
For 130Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Renew101 MEPs
For 98Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
ECR63 MEPs
For 24Against 0Abstain 38Absent 1
PfE67 MEPs
For 44Against 0Abstain 16Absent 7
The Left38 MEPs
For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 30Against 1Abstain 3Absent 10
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France79
  • Germany78
  • Italy73
  • Spain55
  • Romania31
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 7Absent 1
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 78Against 0Abstain 11Absent 7
Greece21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13
Ireland13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 25Against 0Abstain 26Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 55Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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