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The crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa

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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Education64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "education"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Education →
Vote ID 154573Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
56
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Legislative procedure
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Some MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+8 / 15
Turnout+4 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+4 / 10
Group division+0 / 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 crackdown on the right to education and education rights activists in Afghanistan, including the case of Matiullah Wesa”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (529 for, 2 against, 11 abstentions).

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Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For
529
Against
2
Abstain
11
Margin of victory
527 votes
Turnout (cast)
542
Absent
163
Participation rate
76.9%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 135Against 0Abstain 2Absent 42
S&D136 MEPs
For 104Against 0Abstain 0Absent 32
Renew100 MEPs
For 81Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13
ECR65 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 3Absent 12
PfE64 MEPs
For 44Against 0Abstain 3Absent 17
The Left37 MEPs
For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9
NI46 MEPs
For 24Against 2Abstain 1Absent 19
ESN4 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany71
  • France63
  • Italy57
  • Spain49
  • Poland40
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Finland14 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
France79 MEPs
For 63Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14
Germany96 MEPs
For 71Against 1Abstain 1Absent 23
Greece21 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13
Ireland13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 57Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 24Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12
Portugal21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Romania33 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Spain59 MEPs
For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10
Sweden21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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