← Votes·2024-02-08

Increased number of executions in Iran, in particular the case of Mohammad Ghobadlou

Foreign Affairs75%★

Confidence: 75%

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Evidence:

title contains non-EU country "iran"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 164379Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Increased number of executions in Iran, in particular the case of Mohammad Ghobadlou”. EPP, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (258 for, 228 against, 36 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

258

Against

228

Abstain

Margin of victory

30 votes

Turnout (cast)

522

Absent

183

Participation rate

74.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 130Against 3Abstain 0Absent 46

S&D136 MEPs

For 12Against 86Abstain 1Absent 37

Renew100 MEPs

For 23Against 56Abstain 1Absent 20

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 56Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 22Absent 21

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 9Absent 18

The Left38 MEPs

For 5Against 20Abstain 2Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland40
Italy35
France26
Czech Republic14
Romania10

Most against

Germany43
Spain33
Portugal13
Netherlands11
Sweden10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 17Abstain 19Absent 17

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 43Abstain 6Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 17

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 13Abstain 1Absent 27

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 1Absent 8

Poland52 MEPs

For 40Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 14

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 16Against 33Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

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