← 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 152223Source: 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
✓Significant 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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (126 for, 382 against, 37 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

126

Against

382

Abstain

Margin of victory

256 votes

Turnout (cast)

545

Absent

160

Participation rate

77.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 9Against 127Abstain 2Absent 41

S&D136 MEPs

For 9Against 96Abstain 2Absent 29

Renew100 MEPs

For 16Against 61Abstain 0Absent 23

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 60Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE65 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 15Absent 15

ECR64 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

NI46 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 14Absent 16

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 2Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy26
Poland25

Most against

Germany62
France38
Spain32
Romania28
Portugal20

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

France79 MEPs

For 2Against 38Abstain 15Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 62Abstain 1Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 2Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 6Absent 10

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 26Abstain 5Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 2Against 32Abstain 1Absent 24

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

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