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Decision

Situation in Serbia following the elections

Effect
Adopted
Result
461 for · 53 against · 43 abstained roll call
Date
8 February 2024, 12:16
Kind
Resolution
More facts (8)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Dossier
2024-2521
Source
Motion for a resolution
Votes
11 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by
Greens (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (1 split vote) · ECR (1 split vote)
Final vote
164395
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 461 for, 53 against, 43 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 parts of the text voted on separately (4 adopted). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by Patriots and ESN.

Groups

Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
GroupForAgainstAbst.Majority lineClear lineBar
The LeftFor 9Against 0Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
GreensFor 24Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
S&DFor 49Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 38Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 77Against 1Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 13Against 2Abst. 10Majority line ForClear line Divided
PatriotsFor 0Against 14Abst. 8Majority line AgainstClear line Divided
ESNFor 0Against 2Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
No groupFor 1Against 3Abst. 1Majority line AgainstClear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

The breakdown by country is not available right now.

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

The debate speakers are not available right now.

All votes on this decision, 11

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Paragraph 26 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the word: ‘vocal’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
2Paragraph 26 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “that word”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
3Paragraph 27 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and to immediately start the audit of the funding provided to the Serbian Government under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance III (IPA III) and other financial instruments’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
Show the other 10 votesShow the other 8 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Paragraph 26 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “that word”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
3Paragraph 27 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and to immediately start the audit of the funding provided to the Serbian Government under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance III (IPA III) and other financial instruments’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Paragraph 27 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Counted307 for, 228 against, 19 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
5Final vote — text as a whole RC-B9-0106/2024 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) Roll call461 for, 53 against, 43 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens, Renew
6Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0106/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
7Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0108/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
8Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0131/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
9Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0132/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
10Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0133/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
11Alternative motion for a resolution B9-0134/2024 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Greens, Renew · split votes by EPP, ECR.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-9-2024-0132

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Parliament's resolution on Serbia after the 17 December 2023 early parliamentary elections notes the OSCE/ODIHR observation mission found the vote ran smoothly but with procedural deficiencies. It welcomes some electoral amendments, calls for full investigation of complaints and attacks, and urges prompt formation of a functioning parliament and government.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2521(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Situation in Serbia following elections

Parliament adopted the text on 8 February 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 3 steps of the dossier
  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 8 February 2024 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

No connections found for this decision.

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
26 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Situation in Serbia following the elections”. Decision, 8 February 2024. votingId 164395, document B-9-2024-0132, reference 2024-2521. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-08/6 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 8 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-08-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 8 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-08-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-08, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-02-08/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-02-08-6,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Situation in Serbia following the elections}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-02-08},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-08/6}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-08/6},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 164395, document B-9-2024-0132, reference 2024-2521. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-08-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-08-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-08 (CC BY 4.0)}
}