← 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 152224Source: 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+7 / 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 and ECR voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (95 for, 413 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

Against

413

Abstain

Margin of victory

318 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 10Against 125Abstain 3Absent 41

S&D136 MEPs

For 0Against 105Abstain 1Absent 30

Renew100 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 1Absent 23

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 60Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE65 MEPs

For 29Against 2Abstain 19Absent 15

ECR64 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 1Absent 14

NI46 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 8Absent 17

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland24

Most against

Germany70
France40
Spain33
Italy30
Romania28

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Italy
Poland

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 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

France79 MEPs

For 2Against 40Abstain 13Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 3Against 70Abstain 8Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 6Absent 10

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 30Abstain 3Absent 19

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 22Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 3Against 33Abstain 0Absent 23

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

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