← Votes·2021-09-16

Situation in Afghanistan

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "afghanistan"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 135672Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “Situation in Afghanistan”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (377 for, 260 against, 50 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

377

Against

260

Abstain

Margin of victory

117 votes

Turnout (cast)

687

Absent

Participation rate

97.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 16Against 157Abstain 2Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 122Against 5Abstain 1Absent 8

Renew101 MEPs

For 95Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 34Against 10Abstain 23Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 18Against 42Abstain 3Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 17Against 17Abstain 8Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 3Against 22Abstain 11Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France74
Germany58
Spain32
Italy30
Netherlands22

Most against

Poland44
Greece15
Hungary13
Portugal11
Czech Republic10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 35Abstain 0Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 18Abstain 25Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 44Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 32Against 21Abstain 6Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

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