← Votes·2024-04-25

Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, the need for de-escalation and an EU response

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title contains non-EU country "iran"

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Vote ID 169161Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+2 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, the need for de-escalation and an EU response”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (168 for, 278 against, 22 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

168

Against

278

Abstain

Margin of victory

110 votes

Turnout (cast)

468

Absent

237

Participation rate

66.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 4Against 120Abstain 2Absent 53

Renew100 MEPs

For 5Against 72Abstain 2Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 61Against 5Abstain 9Absent 61

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 2Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 2Against 40Abstain 0Absent 23

PfE64 MEPs

For 2Against 31Abstain 3Absent 28

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 8Abstain 3Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 17

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain16
Ireland11
Portugal10
Finland6
Croatia5

Most against

France40
Germany38
Poland35
Italy19
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 23Against 40Abstain 2Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 38Abstain 10Absent 23

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 19Abstain 0Absent 44

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 4Against 35Abstain 1Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 16Against 16Abstain 2Absent 25

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

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