← 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 135725Source: 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
✓Significant 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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (271 for, 390 against, 24 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

271

Against

390

Abstain

Margin of victory

119 votes

Turnout (cast)

685

Absent

Participation rate

97.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 8Against 160Abstain 7Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 115Against 5Abstain 6Absent 10

Renew101 MEPs

For 22Against 72Abstain 7Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 61Abstain 0Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 18Abstain 4Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
Spain41
Netherlands14
Portugal14
Sweden11

Most against

France53
Italy45
Poland41
Romania22
Czech Republic16

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 53Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 40Abstain 7Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 45Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 41Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 22Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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