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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 170857Source: 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: 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+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 “Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (411 for, 121 against, 70 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

411

Against

121

Abstain

Margin of victory

290 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 148Against 1Abstain 1Absent 38

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 52Abstain 19Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 31Abstain 33Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 5Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 10Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany60
Spain48
France41
Italy37
Poland26

Most against

Czech Republic8
Hungary7

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 41Against 6Abstain 27Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 60Against 13Abstain 12Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 4Abstain 18Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 48Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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