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Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud

Democracy84%★

Confidence: 84%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "elections"
title/description contains "electoral"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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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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Corruption65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fraud"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 170854Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Democracy
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 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 “Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud”. PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (100 for, 418 against, 84 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

100

Against

418

Abstain

Margin of victory

318 votes

Turnout (cast)

602

Absent

121

Participation rate

83.3%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 0Against 149Abstain 1Absent 38

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 117Abstain 0Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 49Absent 13

PfE81 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 21Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 10Absent 9

ESN26 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary7

Most against

Germany65
Spain48
France44
Italy30
Poland27

Divided delegations

France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 44Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 65Abstain 1Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 9

Italy76 MEPs

For 4Against 30Abstain 26Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 6Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 27Abstain 18Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 1Absent 16

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 1Against 48Abstain 6Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

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