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The death of Mahsa Jina Amini and the repression of women’s rights protesters in Iran

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "iran"

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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Human Rights64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "repression"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 148918Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Human Rights
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+10 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+6 / 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 “The death of Mahsa Jina Amini and the repression of women’s rights protesters in Iran”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (521 for, 46 against, 16 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

521

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

475 votes

Turnout (cast)

583

Absent

121

Participation rate

82.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 145Against 0Abstain 0Absent 34

S&D136 MEPs

For 114Against 1Abstain 0Absent 21

Renew101 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA72 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR62 MEPs

For 49Against 1Abstain 2Absent 10

PfE67 MEPs

For 26Against 20Abstain 3Absent 18

The Left37 MEPs

For 14Against 16Abstain 4Absent 3

NI44 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 4Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
France57
Italy54
Poland47
Spain47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

France79 MEPs

For 57Against 13Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 11Abstain 0Absent 19

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 7Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 54Against 1Abstain 1Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden20 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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