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

Effect
Adopted
Result
438 for · 37 against · 81 abstained roll call
Date
12 March 2026, 12:05
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Motion B-10-2026-0168
Dossier
2026/2643(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
13 votes · 3 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by
Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Sitting
Thursday 12 March 2026
Final vote
189151
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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: 438 for, 37 against, 81 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

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

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by 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 19Against 0Abst. 16No vote 11 of 46Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.31
GreensFor 45Against 0Abst. 0No vote 8 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 108Against 0Abst. 0No vote 27 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 59Against 0Abst. 0No vote 17 of 76Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 144Against 0Abst. 0No vote 40 of 184Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 52Against 1Abst. 8No vote 20 of 81Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.78
PatriotsFor 7Against 1Abst. 48No vote 28 of 84Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.79
ESNFor 0Against 18Abst. 5No vote 5 of 28Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.67
No groupFor 4Against 17Abst. 4No vote 6 of 31Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 22

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
Austria130610.53
Belgium110470.60
Bulgaria82070.70
Cyprus3021—
Czechia163110.70
Germany62164130.63
Denmark130021.00
Estonia6001—
Spain3406200.78
Finland140011.00
France31121280.38
Greece92730.25
Croatia100021.00
Hungary01020—
Ireland120021.00
Italy40115200.57
Lithuania100100.86
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia7011—
Malta5001—
Netherlands250510.75
Poland401570.80
Portugal180120.92
Romania2012100.80
Sweden150061.00
Slovenia6003—
Slovakia58020.42

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

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenewSpeeches112 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe LeftSpeeches211 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenewSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESNSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPPSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Nathalie LOISEAU FranceRenewSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreensSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriotsSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECRSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&DSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPPSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECRSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenewSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECRSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 13

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 2 RC-B10-0158/2026 – After § 2 – Am 1 Roll call273 for, 199 against, 81 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
2Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 RC-B10-0158/2026 – After § 3 – Am 2 Roll call277 for, 244 against, 31 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
3Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 RC-B10-0158/2026 – After § 3 – Am 2 Roll call277 for, 244 against, 31 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
3Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on paragraph 7 Show of hands Rejected
5Vote on text inserted after recital A Show of hands Rejected
6Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0158/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call438 for, 37 against, 81 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
7Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0158/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
8Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0161/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
9Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0162/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
10Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0164/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
11Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0168/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
12Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0171/2026 Show of hands Lapsed
13Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0174/2026 Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Renew, ECR.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0168

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Parliament adopted a resolution on Elene Khoshtaria, Chair of the pro-European party Droa, and other political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime.

It condemns politically motivated detention of Khoshtaria and others, calling for their immediate and unconditional release.

It demands an independent investigation into ill-treatment and abuse of national security legislation, and urges an end to pre-trial detention as political repression.

It asks the Commission and Council to make persecution a benchmark in EU-Georgia relations and consider targeted measures against responsible officials.

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AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

This resolution condemns the politically motivated detention of Elene Khoshtaria and other political prisoners in Georgia, and calls for their immediate release.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2643(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 12 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 3 steps of the dossier
  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 12 March 2026 (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 12 connections: Running issue: EU-Georgia relations · Running issue: Georgia under Georgian Dream

Running issue: EU-Georgia relations

Running issue: Georgia under Georgian Dream

Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/5
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime”. Decision, 12 March 2026. votingId 189151, document B-10-2026-0168, reference 2026/2643(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/5 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 12 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 12 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-12, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-12/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-12-5,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/5}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/5},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 189151, document B-10-2026-0168, reference 2026/2643(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-12 (CC BY 4.0)}
}