← Votes·2026-03-12

Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime

Human Rights64%★

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "political prisoner"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

View all votes on Human Rights →

Vote ID 189150Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime”. EPP, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (277 for, 244 against, 31 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

277

Against

244

Abstain

Margin of victory

33 votes

Turnout (cast)

552

Absent

166

Participation rate

76.9%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 143Against 0Abstain 1Absent 40

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 106Abstain 0Absent 29

Renew78 MEPs

For 52Against 6Abstain 2Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 56Against 1Abstain 3Absent 22

PfE84 MEPs

For 22Against 18Abstain 17Absent 27

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 43Abstain 1Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 0Absent 10

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 4Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland38
Netherlands19
Czech Republic15
Austria13
Romania12

Most against

Germany48
France35
Italy30
Spain20
Belgium8

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 3Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 19Against 35Abstain 0Absent 27

Germany95 MEPs

For 32Against 48Abstain 1Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 4Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 30Abstain 7Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 38Against 4Abstain 3Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain60 MEPs

For 16Against 20Abstain 4Absent 20

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…