← 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 169163Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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”. EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Renew, S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (239 for, 181 against, 44 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

239

Against

181

Abstain

Margin of victory

58 votes

Turnout (cast)

464

Absent

241

Participation rate

65.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 121Against 3Abstain 1Absent 54

Renew100 MEPs

For 17Against 44Abstain 19Absent 20

S&D136 MEPs

For 7Against 60Abstain 5Absent 64

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 11Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

PfE64 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 27

NI46 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 3Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 4Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany44
Poland33
France26
Italy16
Czech Republic14

Most against

Spain22
Netherlands17
Finland10
Portugal10
Ireland8

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Italy
Latvia
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 8

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 17Abstain 22Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 12Abstain 14Absent 26

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 18

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 16Abstain 0Absent 44

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 7Against 17Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 33Against 6Abstain 1Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 8

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 17

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 22Abstain 0Absent 25

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

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