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Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud

Effect
Adopted
Result
444 for · 72 against · 82 abstained roll call
Date
28 November 2024, 12:15–12:18
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Motion B-10-2024-0183
Dossier
2024/2933(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
21 votes · 8 roll calls · 3 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting
Thursday 28 November 2024
Final vote
170866
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

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

Final vote: 444 for, 72 against, 82 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (1 adopted, 2 rejected) and 11 parts of the text voted on separately (7 adopted, 4 rejected). 6 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

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

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 4Against 18Abst. 15No vote 9 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.23
GreensFor 49Against 0Abst. 2No vote 2 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.94
S&DFor 118Against 0Abst. 0No vote 18 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 60Against 1Abst. 1No vote 15 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.95
EPPFor 153Against 0Abst. 0No vote 35 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 56Against 3Abst. 5No vote 14 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.81
PatriotsFor 0Against 15Abst. 52No vote 19 of 86Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.66
ESNFor 1Against 18Abst. 3No vote 3 of 25Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.73
No groupFor 3Against 17Abst. 4No vote 6 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Diego SOLIER changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Milan MAZUREK changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Nora JUNCO GARCÍA changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 31

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria104060.57
Belgium171220.78
Bulgaria112040.77
Cyprus3111—
Czechia94530.25
Germany63202110.61
Denmark90240.73
Estonia7000—
Spain4221150.65
Finland130021.00
France3604140.30
Greece97140.29
Croatia110011.00
Hungary27012—
Ireland2138—
Italy45111190.68
Lithuania90200.73
Luxembourg3102—
Latvia5013—
Malta5001—
Netherlands210550.71
Poland442340.85
Portugal162210.70
Romania1900141.00
Sweden200011.00
Slovenia6003—
Slovakia77010.25

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.

All votes on this decision, 21

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
1Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 RC-B10-0179/2024 – After § 1 – Am 1 Roll call110 for, 451 against, 43 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
2Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 RC-B10-0179/2024 – After § 1 – Am 2 Roll call100 for, 418 against, 84 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
3Separate vote on paragraph 10 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 RC-B10-0179/2024 – After § 1 – Am 2 Roll call100 for, 418 against, 84 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
3Separate vote on paragraph 10 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Paragraph 10 — part 2 RC-B10-0179/2024 – § 10/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call411 for, 121 against, 70 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
5Vote on text inserted after paragraph 10 Show of hands Rejected
6Separate vote on paragraph 11 RC-B10-0179/2024 – § 11 Roll call435 for, 101 against, 66 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
7Paragraph 12 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and urges the Commission and the Council to review Georgia’s visa-free status’”Counted237 for, 259 against, 98 abstained RejectedRequested bysplit: S&D
8Paragraph 12 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: S&D
9Paragraph 12 — part 2 RC-B10-0179/2024 – § 12/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call327 for, 214 against, 60 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, ECR; split: S&D
10Vote on text inserted after paragraph 12 Show of hands Rejected
11Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13 Show of hands Rejected
12Amendment 7 to paragraph 21 RC-B10-0179/2024 – § 21 – Am 7 Roll call331 for, 98 against, 166 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
13Separate vote on recital F Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
14Recital F — part 2 RC-B10-0179/2024 – Recital F/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call412 for, 120 against, 68 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
15Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0179/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call444 for, 72 against, 82 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
16Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0179/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
17Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0180/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
18Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0181/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
19Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0182/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
20Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0183/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
21Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0184/2024 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, S&D, Renew, ECR, ESN · split votes by S&D, ECR (2).

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2024-0183

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Parliament adopted a resolution on Georgia's worsening democratic crisis after the parliamentary elections of 26 October 2024, which observers said were marred by violations and fraud.

The text condemns the alleged electoral fraud and calls on Georgia's authorities to address the irregularities and uphold democratic standards.

Parliament urges the Georgian government to reverse its current course, which jeopardises the country's EU path, and to fulfil the necessary reforms.

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Parliament condemns Georgia's 26 October 2024 parliamentary elections as not meeting international standards, citing voter intimidation, fraud, and imbalance. It calls for an international investigation, new elections, and reversal of anti-democratic laws.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2933(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 28 November 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 28 November 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.

Show 17 connections: Running issue: EU-Georgia relations · Running issue: Georgia under Georgian Dream · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: EU-Georgia relations

Running issue: Georgia under Georgian Dream

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-28/4
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud”. Decision, 28 November 2024. votingId 170866, document B-10-2024-0183, reference 2024/2933(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-28/4 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 November 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 November 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-11-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-11-28/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2024-11-28-4,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-11-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-28/4}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-28/4},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 170866, document B-10-2024-0183, reference 2024/2933(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-11-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
}