← 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 171396Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “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 voted mostly against. NI and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (434 for, 30 against, 89 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

434

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

404 votes

Turnout (cast)

553

Absent

167

Participation rate

76.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 132Against 1Abstain 6Absent 46

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

Renew79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 18Against 22Abstain 20Absent 22

PfE81 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 19Absent 32

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 11Absent 9

NI30 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 11Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 20Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
France59
Spain44
Netherlands25
Italy22

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 7

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 59Against 0Abstain 1Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 1Abstain 17Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 17

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 19Abstain 18Absent 17

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 17Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 4Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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