← 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 169808Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while NI and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (495 for, 73 against, 86 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

495

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

422 votes

Turnout (cast)

654

Absent

Participation rate

90.6%

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

By political group

EPP187 MEPs

For 159Against 0Abstain 5Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 1Abstain 2Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 10Against 16Abstain 49Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 9Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 11Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 20Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Italy54
France42
Spain42
Poland40

Most against

Hungary10

Divided delegations

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 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 32Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 21Abstain 2Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 54Against 8Abstain 9Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 40Against 2Abstain 4Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 7Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 11Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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