← Votes·2024-10-09

The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "georgia"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Rule of Law65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "democratic backsliding"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169773Source: 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: Rule Of Law
✓Strong 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+12 / 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 democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while NI and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (504 for, 89 against, 69 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

504

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

415 votes

Turnout (cast)

662

Absent

Participation rate

91.7%

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

By political group

EPP187 MEPs

For 167Against 0Abstain 1Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 3Abstain 2Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 5Abstain 5Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 74Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 14Against 22Abstain 37Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 10Against 15Abstain 16Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Italy54
Spain50
Poland44
Netherlands25

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Greece
Hungary
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 35Against 1Abstain 41Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 19Abstain 3Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 4Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 54Against 15Abstain 2Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 50Against 2Abstain 2Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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