← Votes·2019-12-19

The violent crackdown on the recent protests in Iran

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Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "iran"

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Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 111082Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High participation
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The violent crackdown on the recent protests in Iran”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (528 for, 4 against, 19 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

528

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

524 votes

Turnout (cast)

551

Absent

127

Participation rate

81.3%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 135Against 0Abstain 0Absent 38

S&D132 MEPs

For 103Against 0Abstain 0Absent 29

Renew96 MEPs

For 88Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR59 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 5Absent 15

The Left37 MEPs

For 24Against 3Abstain 2Absent 8

NI43 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 6Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
France60
Italy58
Poland43
Spain42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5

Croatia11 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

France74 MEPs

For 60Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 3Abstain 11Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland51 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania32 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain54 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Sweden20 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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