← 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 141794Source: 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
✓Close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 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”. Renew, S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (258 for, 221 against, 10 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

258

Against

221

Abstain

Margin of victory

37 votes

Turnout (cast)

489

Absent

216

Participation rate

69.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 9Against 126Abstain 1Absent 43

Renew101 MEPs

For 73Against 7Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 69Against 7Abstain 0Absent 60

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 61Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 39Abstain 3Absent 19

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 1Absent 36

The Left38 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 8Abstain 5Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany44
France36
Spain26
Netherlands16
Romania13

Most against

Italy35
Poland33
Sweden12
Czech Republic11
Austria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 4Abstain 2Absent 37

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 35Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 14

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 35Abstain 1Absent 24

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 2Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 33Abstain 0Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 26Against 7Abstain 0Absent 26

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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