← 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 169774Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Rule Of Law
✓Strong political group division
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (456 for, 126 against, 64 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

456

Against

126

Abstain

Margin of victory

330 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.5%

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

By political group

EPP187 MEPs

For 154Against 5Abstain 3Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 114Against 1Abstain 2Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 62Abstain 3Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 8Against 26Abstain 41Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI30 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 13Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Spain47
France44
Italy38
Poland26

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 29Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 16Abstain 5Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 31Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 8Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 26Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 3Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 6Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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