← Votes·2024-12-19

Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "azerbaijan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 171394Source: 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: Human Rights
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV”. ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (88 for, 429 against, 51 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

Against

429

Abstain

Margin of victory

341 votes

Turnout (cast)

568

Absent

152

Participation rate

78.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 7Against 132Abstain 1Absent 45

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 107Abstain 3Absent 25

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 1Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 48Against 15Abstain 1Absent 18

PfE81 MEPs

For 11Against 27Abstain 18Absent 25

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 10Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 9Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 8Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic10
Hungary3

Most against

France66
Germany64
Spain40
Italy25
Netherlands25

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Italy
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 4Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 2Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 64Abstain 8Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 25Abstain 15Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 25Abstain 1Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 2Against 40Abstain 4Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

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