← 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 171395Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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 “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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (431 for, 96 against, 42 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

431

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

335 votes

Turnout (cast)

569

Absent

151

Participation rate

79.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 130Against 7Abstain 4Absent 44

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 1Abstain 4Absent 24

Renew79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 15Against 44Abstain 4Absent 19

PfE81 MEPs

For 30Against 11Abstain 14Absent 26

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 10Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 3Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France66
Germany66
Spain43
Netherlands25
Poland22

Most against

Italy28
Czech Republic9
Slovakia7

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Italy
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 6Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 3Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 17Abstain 2Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 17

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 28Abstain 9Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 19Abstain 2Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 2Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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