← Votes·2022-05-05

The case of Osman Kavala in Turkey

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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Vote ID 143197Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 case of Osman Kavala in Turkey”. 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 (79 for, 483 against, 27 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

483

Abstain

Margin of victory

404 votes

Turnout (cast)

589

Absent

116

Participation rate

83.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 8Against 134Abstain 8Absent 29

S&D136 MEPs

For 0Against 112Abstain 0Absent 24

Renew101 MEPs

For 3Against 89Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 62Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE67 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 5Absent 14

ECR63 MEPs

For 9Against 35Abstain 9Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 0Absent 5

NI44 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 5Absent 16

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany74
Spain52
Poland44
France42
Italy38

Divided delegations

Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 5Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 21Against 42Abstain 3Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 8Against 74Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland13 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 38Abstain 6Absent 10

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 4Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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