Sentences with phrase «use of abstentions»
changing the voting rules at the last stage of the comitology procedure (the Appeal Committee), so that only votes in favour or against an act are taken into account; this will reduce the use of abstentions and the number of situations where the Committee is unable to take a position and the Commission is obliged to act without a clear mandate from the Member States;
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Der Spiegel claim that the money was used to secure the votes of four representatives on FIFA's 24 - member executive committee ahead of the vote, which took place in 2000 and which Germany eventually won by one vote after a surprise abstention in the final round.
Since an abstention is treated as a particular type of vote, it can't be used tactically.
Abstentions should only be used in cases of conflicts of interest.