← Votes·2023-01-19

The EU response to the protests and executions 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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Vote ID 152221Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “The EU response to the protests and executions in Iran”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (87 for, 407 against, 42 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

Against

407

Abstain

Margin of victory

320 votes

Turnout (cast)

536

Absent

169

Participation rate

76.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 11Against 122Abstain 3Absent 43

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 104Abstain 0Absent 31

Renew100 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 22

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 59Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR64 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 31Absent 14

PfE65 MEPs

For 46Against 2Abstain 1Absent 16

NI46 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 7Absent 19

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany69
France37
Spain33
Italy29
Romania28

Divided delegations

Italy
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 16Against 37Abstain 1Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 7Against 69Abstain 2Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 5Absent 11

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 29Abstain 1Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 22Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 3Against 33Abstain 0Absent 23

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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