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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 170861Source: 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
✓Some political group division
✓Significant 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, ECR, PfE and Renew voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (327 for, 214 against, 60 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

327

Against

214

Abstain

Margin of victory

113 votes

Turnout (cast)

601

Absent

122

Participation rate

83.1%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 148Against 0Abstain 0Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 104Abstain 11Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 18Absent 13

PfE81 MEPs

For 46Against 14Abstain 5Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 61Against 1Abstain 2Absent 15

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 12Against 27Abstain 12Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 30Abstain 3Absent 9

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 5Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 4Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Poland44
Spain29
Netherlands17
Czech Republic14

Most against

Germany41
Italy33
Austria8
Hungary7
Cyprus3

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Malta
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 48Against 12Abstain 17Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 41Abstain 7Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 12

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 3Absent 8

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 33Abstain 18Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 7Abstain 2Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 1Absent 15

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 24Abstain 2Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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