← 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 169802Source: 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
✓Some 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+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 democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (487 for, 113 against, 50 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

487

Against

113

Abstain

Margin of victory

374 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP187 MEPs

For 162Against 0Abstain 2Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 0Abstain 3Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 6Absent 6

PfE81 MEPs

For 9Against 43Abstain 24Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 7Against 27Abstain 5Absent 6

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 21Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 3Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
Italy54
Spain46
Poland42
Netherlands25

Most against

France37
Hungary11

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Hungary
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 8Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 37Abstain 5Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 63Against 23Abstain 2Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 54Against 7Abstain 9Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 6Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 4Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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