← Votes·2025-02-13

Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye

Vote ID 171916Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (114 for, 415 against, 12 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

114

Against

415

Abstain

Margin of victory

301 votes

Turnout (cast)

541

Absent

179

Participation rate

75.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 131Abstain 3Absent 48

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 103Abstain 0Absent 31

ECR82 MEPs

For 33Against 28Abstain 0Absent 21

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 0Absent 19

PfE81 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 4Absent 26

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 34Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN26 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 3Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

France34

Most against

Germany57
Spain44
Poland37
Italy35
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
France
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 5Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 30Abstain 1Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 57Abstain 0Absent 28

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 15

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 35Abstain 0Absent 20

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 37Abstain 1Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 44Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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