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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 170865Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+15 / 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, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (412 for, 120 against, 68 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

412

Against

120

Abstain

Margin of victory

292 votes

Turnout (cast)

600

Absent

123

Participation rate

83.0%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 146Against 1Abstain 2Absent 39

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 51Abstain 16Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 32Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 5Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 11Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
Spain48
France44
Italy38
Poland27

Most against

Czech Republic8
Hungary7

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 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 44Against 6Abstain 27Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 13Abstain 13Absent 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 38Against 4Abstain 15Absent 19

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 48Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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