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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 170869Source: 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+10 / 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, ECR and Renew voted mostly in favour, while Left and NI voted mostly against. PfE, Greens-EFA and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (331 for, 98 against, 166 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

331

Against

Abstain

166

Margin of victory

233 votes

Turnout (cast)

595

Absent

128

Participation rate

82.3%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 147Against 0Abstain 1Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 54Against 13Abstain 46Absent 22

ECR82 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 11Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 7Against 26Abstain 32Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 57Against 4Abstain 2Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 44Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 33Abstain 2Absent 9

NI30 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 6Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 20Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
Poland42
Spain31
Italy28
Sweden15

Most against

France35

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece
Luxembourg
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 6Absent 7

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 8Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland16 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 35Abstain 10Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 9Abstain 30Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 3Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 6Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 3Absent 8

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 10Abstain 22Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 14Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 8Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 7Absent 14

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 31Against 5Abstain 18Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

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