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2023/2543(RSP) Resolution on the situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili

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2023/03/15
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2023/02/15
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The European Parliament adopted by 577 votes to 33, with 26 abstentions, a resolution on the situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR groups and Members.

As a reminder, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was detained in October 2021 upon his return to Georgia following an eight-year exile. In 2018, he was convicted in absentia by a Georgian court to a six-year prison term for abuse of power while in office, charges that Mikheil Saakashvili denied and qualified as politically motivated.

Parliament expressed its grave concern about the deteriorating health of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been detained in a prison hospital. The resolution underlined reports of dramatic weight loss and suggestions that he might have suffered from heavy metal poisoning while in detention. The Georgian authorities have so far rejected the many public calls to release Mikheil Saakashvili and allow him to receive medical treatment abroad. They have also declined requests by Members of the European Parliament, international experts and even the Public Defender of Georgia to visit Mikheil Saakashvili in prison.

Expressing grave concern about the inadequate response by the Georgian authorities so far, Parliament called for the release of Mr Saakashvili and for him to receive proper medical treatment abroad and to respect his fundamental rights and personal dignity. Members urged current President Salome Zourabichvili to use her constitutional right to pardon him.

The European Council and the Commission are urged to become more actively involved in securing the release of former President Mikheil Saakashvili.

The resolution stressed the fact that the continuing failure to improve the situation of former President Mikheil Saakashvili will continue to damage Georgia’s reputation and hamper its European Union candidacy prospects. According to Parliament, the continued detention of Mikhail Saakashvili only deepens the rift between the government and opposition and erodes public trust in democratic institutions.

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T9-0046/2023
2023/02/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B9-0106/2023
2023/02/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B9-0109/2023
2023/02/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B9-0112/2023
2023/02/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B9-0114/2023
2023/02/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B9-0117/2023
2023/02/02
   EP - Debate in Parliament
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Debate in Parliament

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Situation de l'ancien président de la Géorgie, Mikheïl Saakachvili - Situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili - Situation des ehemaligen georgischen Präsidenten Micheil Saakaschwili - RC-B9-0106/2023 - Après le § 8 - Am 1 #

2023/02/15 Outcome: +: 362, 0: 151, -: 121
PL FR IT DE SE RO NL CZ EL BE FI SI ES BG SK DK HU LT IE EE AT LU HR LV CY MT PT
Total
50
74
66
89
20
28
24
16
17
17
14
8
56
13
13
14
15
8
12
7
19
6
12
7
6
4
19
icon: PPE PPE
162

Poland PPE

15

France PPE

8

Italy PPE

9

Germany PPE

29

Sweden PPE

6

Romania PPE

12

Netherlands PPE

4

Czechia PPE

3

Greece PPE

7

Belgium PPE

4

Finland PPE

3

Slovenia PPE

4

Spain PPE

13

Bulgaria PPE

6

Slovakia PPE

4

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Pernille WEISS
1

Lithuania PPE

3

Ireland PPE

5

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Riho TERRAS
1

Austria PPE

7

Luxembourg PPE

2

Croatia PPE

4

Latvia PPE

3

Cyprus PPE

2

Malta PPE

For (1)

David CASA
1

Portugal PPE

6
icon: Renew Renew
94

Poland Renew

1

France Renew

23

Italy Renew

3

Germany Renew

6

Sweden Renew

3

Romania Renew

8

Netherlands Renew

5

Czechia Renew

4

Greece Renew

1

Belgium Renew

3

Finland Renew

3

Slovenia Renew

2

Spain Renew

9

Bulgaria Renew

2

Slovakia Renew

3

Denmark Renew

6

Hungary Renew

For (1)

Katalin CSEH
1

Lithuania Renew

1

Ireland Renew

2

Estonia Renew

3

Austria Renew

For (1)

Claudia GAMON
1

Luxembourg Renew

2

Croatia Renew

For (1)

Valter FLEGO
1

Latvia Renew

For (1)

Ivars IJABS
1
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57

Poland ECR

27

Italy ECR

8

Germany ECR

1

Sweden ECR

3

Netherlands ECR

Abstain (1)

Dorien ROOKMAKER
4

Czechia ECR

4

Greece ECR

1

Belgium ECR

2

Spain ECR

4

Bulgaria ECR

1

Slovakia ECR

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Eugen JURZYCA
1

Croatia ECR

1
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57

France ID

16

Italy ID

22

Germany ID

8

Czechia ID

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Ivan DAVID
1

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3

Finland ID

2

Denmark ID

For (1)

Anders VISTISEN
1

Estonia ID

For (1)

Jaak MADISON
1

Austria ID

3
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68

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Sylwia SPUREK
1

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Claude GRUFFAT
12

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2

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24

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3

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3

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3

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3

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3

Spain Verts/ALE

4

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2

Lithuania Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

Tilly METZ
1

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Abstain (1)

Francisco GUERREIRO
1
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3

Italy NI

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Dino GIARRUSSO
7

Germany NI

Against (1)

Martin SONNEBORN

Abstain (1)

Jörg MEUTHEN
2

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

Marcel de GRAAFF
1

Greece NI

2

Spain NI

2

Slovakia NI

2

Hungary NI

9

Lithuania NI

1

Croatia NI

2

Latvia NI

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Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1
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5

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5

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Anja HAZEKAMP
1

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Kateřina KONEČNÁ
1

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5

Belgium The Left

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Marc BOTENGA
1

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Abstain (1)

Silvia MODIG
1

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Manu PINEDA
4

Denmark The Left

Abstain (1)

Nikolaj VILLUMSEN
1

Ireland The Left

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Clare DALY, Mick WALLACE

Abstain (1)

Chris MACMANUS
3

Cyprus The Left

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Giorgos GEORGIOU

Abstain (1)

Niyazi KIZILYÜREK
2

Portugal The Left

4
icon: S&D S&D
131

Poland S&D

6

France S&D

Against (1)

Pierre LARROUTUROU

Abstain (1)

Pascal DURAND
7

Italy S&D

For (1)

Paolo DE CASTRO

Abstain (1)

Giuliano PISAPIA
15

Germany S&D

14

Sweden S&D

5

Romania S&D

For (1)

Carmen AVRAM
8

Netherlands S&D

6

Greece S&D

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Nikos ANDROULAKIS
1

Belgium S&D

Against (1)

Kathleen VAN BREMPT
1

Finland S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

Matjaž NEMEC

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Milan BRGLEZ
2

Spain S&D

20

Bulgaria S&D

4

Slovakia S&D

3

Denmark S&D

3

Hungary S&D

Against (1)

Sándor RÓNAI
5

Lithuania S&D

Against (1)

Juozas OLEKAS
2

Estonia S&D

2

Austria S&D

5

Luxembourg S&D

Against (1)

Marc ANGEL
1

Croatia S&D

4

Latvia S&D

2

Cyprus S&D

2

Malta S&D

3

Portugal S&D

8

RC-B9-0106/2023 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #

2023/02/15 Outcome: +: 577, -: 33, 0: 26
DE IT ES PL FR RO NL SE AT EL HU PT BG FI BE CZ DK SK HR LT SI IE EE LU LV MT CY
Total
89
66
56
50
75
28
24
20
19
17
15
19
14
14
17
16
14
13
12
8
8
12
7
6
7
4
6
icon: PPE PPE
162

Germany PPE

29

Italy PPE

9

Spain PPE

13

Poland PPE

15

France PPE

8

Romania PPE

12

Netherlands PPE

4

Sweden PPE

6

Austria PPE

7

Greece PPE

7

Portugal PPE

6

Bulgaria PPE

6

Finland PPE

3

Belgium PPE

4

Czechia PPE

3

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Pernille WEISS
1

Slovakia PPE

4

Croatia PPE

4

Lithuania PPE

3

Slovenia PPE

4

Ireland PPE

5

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Riho TERRAS
1

Luxembourg PPE

2

Latvia PPE

3

Malta PPE

For (1)

David CASA
1

Cyprus PPE

2
icon: S&D S&D
132

Germany S&D

14

Italy S&D

15

Spain S&D

20

Poland S&D

6

France S&D

7

Romania S&D

8

Netherlands S&D

6

Sweden S&D

5

Austria S&D

5

Greece S&D

1

Hungary S&D

5

Portugal S&D

8

Bulgaria S&D

5

Finland S&D

2

Belgium S&D

1

Denmark S&D

3

Slovakia S&D

3

Croatia S&D

4

Lithuania S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Marc ANGEL
1

Latvia S&D

2

Malta S&D

3

Cyprus S&D

2
icon: Renew Renew
94

Germany Renew

6

Italy Renew

3

Spain Renew

9

Poland Renew

1

France Renew

23

Romania Renew

8

Netherlands Renew

5

Sweden Renew

3

Austria Renew

For (1)

Claudia GAMON
1

Greece Renew

1

Hungary Renew

For (1)

Katalin CSEH
1

Bulgaria Renew

2

Finland Renew

3

Belgium Renew

3

Czechia Renew

4

Denmark Renew

6

Slovakia Renew

3

Croatia Renew

For (1)

Valter FLEGO
1

Lithuania Renew

1

Slovenia Renew

2

Ireland Renew

2

Estonia Renew

3

Luxembourg Renew

2

Latvia Renew

For (1)

Ivars IJABS
1
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68

Germany Verts/ALE

24

Italy Verts/ALE

2

Spain Verts/ALE

4

Poland Verts/ALE

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Sylwia SPUREK
1

France Verts/ALE

12

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Portugal Verts/ALE

1

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Ireland Verts/ALE

2

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Tilly METZ
1
icon: ECR ECR
57

Germany ECR

Abstain (1)

Lars Patrick BERG
1

Italy ECR

8

Spain ECR

4

Poland ECR

27

Netherlands ECR

4

Sweden ECR

3

Greece ECR

1

Bulgaria ECR

1

Belgium ECR

2

Czechia ECR

4

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

Eugen JURZYCA
1

Croatia ECR

1
icon: NI NI
32

Germany NI

2

Italy NI

7

Spain NI

2

France NI

3

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

Marcel de GRAAFF
1

Greece NI

2

Hungary NI

9

Slovakia NI

2

Croatia NI

2

Lithuania NI

1

Latvia NI

Against (1)

Tatjana ŽDANOKA
1
icon: The Left The Left
34

Germany The Left

Against (1)

Özlem DEMIREL
5

Spain The Left

4

France The Left

6

Netherlands The Left

For (1)

Anja HAZEKAMP
1

Greece The Left

5

Portugal The Left

4

Finland The Left

For (1)

Silvia MODIG
1

Belgium The Left

Abstain (1)

Marc BOTENGA
1

Czechia The Left

Abstain (1)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ
1

Denmark The Left

1

Ireland The Left

For (1)

Chris MACMANUS

Against (2)

Clare DALY, Mick WALLACE
3

Cyprus The Left

Against (1)

Giorgos GEORGIOU

Abstain (1)

Niyazi KIZILYÜREK
2
icon: ID ID
57

Germany ID

Abstain (1)

Joachim KUHS
8

Italy ID

22

France ID

16

Austria ID

3

Finland ID

2

Belgium ID

3

Czechia ID

Against (1)

Ivan DAVID
1

Denmark ID

Abstain (1)

Anders VISTISEN
1

Estonia ID

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Jaak MADISON
1

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  • The European Parliament adopted by 577 votes to 33, with 26 abstentions, a resolution on the situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili.
  • The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR groups and Members.
  • As a reminder, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was detained in October 2021 upon his return to Georgia following an eight-year exile. In 2018, he was convicted in absentia by a Georgian court to a six-year prison term for abuse of power while in office, charges that Mikheil Saakashvili denied and qualified as politically motivated.
  • Parliament expressed its grave concern about the deteriorating health of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been detained in a prison hospital. The resolution underlined reports of dramatic weight loss and suggestions that he might have suffered from heavy metal poisoning while in detention. The Georgian authorities have so far rejected the many public calls to release Mikheil Saakashvili and allow him to receive medical treatment abroad. They have also declined requests by Members of the European Parliament, international experts and even the Public Defender of Georgia to visit Mikheil Saakashvili in prison.
  • Expressing grave concern about the inadequate response by the Georgian authorities so far, Parliament called for the release of Mr Saakashvili and for him to receive proper medical treatment abroad and to respect his fundamental rights and personal dignity. Members urged current President Salome Zourabichvili to use her constitutional right to pardon him.
  • The European Council and the Commission are urged to become more actively involved in securing the release of former President Mikheil Saakashvili.
  • The resolution stressed the fact that the continuing failure to improve the situation of former President Mikheil Saakashvili will continue to damage Georgia’s reputation and hamper its European Union candidacy prospects. According to Parliament, the continued detention of Mikhail Saakashvili only deepens the rift between the government and opposition and erodes public trust in democratic institutions.
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