← Votes·2022-04-07

Situation in Afghanistan, in particular the situation of women’s rights

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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Gender Equality65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "women's rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 141785Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

No notable factors — likely a routine procedural vote.

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 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 “Situation in Afghanistan, in particular the situation of women’s rights”. EPP, Renew, S&D, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (488 for, 1 against, 2 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

488

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

487 votes

Turnout (cast)

491

Absent

214

Participation rate

69.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 132Against 0Abstain 1Absent 46

Renew101 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 58

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR63 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 1Absent 15

PfE67 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 35

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

NI44 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany75
Italy52
France44
Poland43
Spain32

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 0Absent 35

Germany96 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

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