← 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 141791Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 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, in particular the situation of women’s rights”. EPP, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Renew, S&D, Greens-EFA, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (175 for, 302 against, 11 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

175

Against

302

Abstain

Margin of victory

127 votes

Turnout (cast)

488

Absent

217

Participation rate

69.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 117Against 10Abstain 8Absent 44

Renew101 MEPs

For 2Against 77Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D136 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 61

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR63 MEPs

For 12Against 34Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE67 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 1Absent 36

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 0Absent 10

NI44 MEPs

For 11Against 12Abstain 1Absent 20

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic11
Austria10
Bulgaria6
Hungary5
Slovenia4

Most against

Germany47
France35
Italy27
Poland27
Spain26

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 6Against 35Abstain 1Absent 37

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 47Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 27Abstain 0Absent 25

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 15Against 27Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 5Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 7Against 26Abstain 0Absent 26

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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