← Votes·2023-07-13

The crackdown on the media and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan

Vote ID 157685Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+6 / 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 crackdown on the media and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, EPP, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (391 for, 41 against, 30 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

391

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

350 votes

Turnout (cast)

462

Absent

243

Participation rate

65.5%

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

By political group

S&D136 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

Renew100 MEPs

For 83Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 3Absent 13

PfE64 MEPs

For 21Against 22Abstain 7Absent 14

EPP179 MEPs

For 28Against 6Abstain 10Absent 135

The Left37 MEPs

For 25Against 2Abstain 4Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 3Absent 23

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
Italy51
France44
Spain39
Poland36

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 4Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 19Abstain 1Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 5Abstain 8Absent 32

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 51Against 2Abstain 1Absent 22

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 1Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Spain59 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 1Absent 19

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

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