← 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 135743Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (456 for, 212 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

456

Against

212

Abstain

Margin of victory

244 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 158Against 13Abstain 4Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 118Against 7Abstain 3Absent 8

Renew101 MEPs

For 92Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 66Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 58Abstain 4Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 20Abstain 4Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 34Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
France49
Spain49
Italy40
Romania30

Most against

Poland27
Greece15
Hungary13
Czech Republic11
Ireland9

Divided delegations

Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 49Against 29Abstain 1Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 33Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs