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Iran, in particular the case of 2012 Sakharov Prize Laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh

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title contains non-EU country "iran"

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Vote ID 126255Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+6 / 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 “Iran, in particular the case of 2012 Sakharov Prize Laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour. Left and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (614 for, 12 against, 63 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

614

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

602 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

97.9%

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

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 177Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 134Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew100 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 26Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 6Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 5Abstain 11Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 16Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
Italy73
France55
Spain53
Poland50

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 23Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 14Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 8Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 53Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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